The court under section 89(1) of the CPC can refer the dispute for:

Section 89(1) of the CPC allows the court to refer a dispute for arbitration, conciliation, judicial settlement including settlement through Lok Adalat, or mediation. Every pair listed is drawn from these modes, so "All of the given options are correct". Under Afcons Infrastructure (2010), reference to arbitration or conciliation needs the consent of the parties, while the other modes do not.

Current law: The Mediation Act 2023 enacts a replacement section 89 through section 59 and the Fourth Schedule, but section 59 was outside the notified commencement provisions, and the uncommenced replacement must not be treated as already operative.