Provision for settlement of disputes

(1) For the purpose of settling disputes between producers, buyers and sellers, or their agents, including any disputes regarding the quality or weight of, or payment for, any agricultural produce, or any matter in relation to the regulation of marketing, of agricultural produce in the

1[market yard, market sub yard or sub market-yard, as the case may be] the market committee of that area shall appoint a panel of arbitrators periodically consisting of agriculturists, traders and commission agents, and constitute a Disputes Committee from among its members in such manner as may be prescribed.

1. (2) Rules shall be made regulating the procedure for settlement of disputes, the authority or authorities for settling the disputes and appeals from the decisions of such authorities, payment of fees by parties for settlement of disputes, by an arbitrator or arbitrators and all other matters connected with such settlement including the extent to which the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1940, shall be applicable to arbitrations under this section. ` (3) Subject to the rules made under sub-section (2), a market committee may make bye-laws regulating the details in respect of settlement of disputes relating to transactions in notified agricultural produce in the market area.
2. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, no suit or other legal proceeding shall be entertained by any court in respect of disputes referred to in sub-section (1), without the previous sanction of the market committee.

¹ Substituted by Act 23 of 2007 w.e.f.16.8.2007.