24. The mediation proceedings under this Act shall be deemed to terminate-
(a) on the date of signing and authentication of the mediated settlement agreement; or
(b) on the date of the written declaration of the mediator, after consultation with the parties or otherwise, to the effect that further efforts at mediation are no longer justified; or
(c) on the date of the communication by a party or parties in writing, addressed to the mediator and the other parties to the effect that the party wishes to opt out of mediation;
(d) on the expiry of time limit under section 18.
Section 21 of Mediation Act - Nonsettlement report
Section 22 of Mediation Act - Confidentiality
Section 23 of Mediation Act - Admissibility and privilege against disclosure
Section 24 of Mediation Act - Termination of mediation
Section 25 of Mediation Act - Cost of mediation
Section 26 of Mediation Act - Proceedings of Lok Adalat and Permanent Lok Adalat not to be affected
Section 27 of Mediation Act - Enforcement of mediated settlement agreement
Section 28 of Mediation Act - Challenge to mediated settlement agreement
Section 29 of Mediation Act - Limitation
Section 30 of Mediation Act - Online mediation