Question

Conciliation proceedings shall commence _______________.

• A. when both the parties comes to a written agreement
• B. when written invitation to conciliation is made to the other party
• C. when both the parties agree for conciliation mutually
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B when written invitation to conciliation is made to the other party

Unlike arbitration, there is no requirement of any conciliation agreement rather an invitation is sent to the other party to conciliate identifying the subject of the dispute. As per section 62 of the Act, the party initiating conciliation shall send to the other party a written invitation to conciliate identifying the subject of the dispute. Conciliation proceedings shall commence when the other party accepts in writing the invitation to conciliate. If the other party rejects the invitation, there will be no conciliation proceedings.

Hence, B is the correct option.