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Section 16
Settlement of disputes
(1) If the parties agree to reconcile the dispute after adopting the procedure under section 15, the conciliator shall draw up a document of reconciliation mentioning the said procedure and make the parties sign the document and make his own correction as well.
(2) One copy of the document as per sub-section (1) shall be provided to each party.
(3) According to sub-section (1), it shall be considered that the dispute has been resolved if there is a reconciliation document.
(4) If the parties agree to conciliation in the dispute determined to resolve the dispute through conciliation in accordance with sub-section (3) or (4) of section 3, the conciliator shall bring the parties of the case together with the reconciliation paper before the body that examines the case.
(5) After receiving the written settlement agreement according to sub-section (3), the agency looking into the case shall make a settlement agreement between the parties according to the prevailing law.
(6) Regardless of what is written in the existing law, no fee shall be levied for settlement in accordance with sub-section (5).
(6a) Regardless of what is written in the existing law, if there is a settlement as per sub-section (5), the amount of the court fee paid by the party at the time of filing the case shall be returned to the concerned party. (7) Regardless of what is written in the existing law, in the case of conciliation in a case where imprisonment or fine or both have been sentenced by a lower court or quasi-judicial body, the court may order the reduction or reduction of such imprisonment or fine depending on the circumstances.