27. (1) A mediated settlement agreement resulting from a mediation signed by the parties and authenticated by the mediator shall be final and binding on the parties and persons claiming under them respectively and enforceable as per the provisions of sub-section (2).
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 28, the mediated settlement agreement shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in the same manner as if it were a judgment or decree passed by a court, and may, accordingly, be relied on by any of the parties or persons claiming through them, by way of defence, set off or otherwise in any legal proceeding.
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