Section 442 — Mediation and Conciliation Panel

(1) The Central Government shall maintain a panel of
experts to be called as the Mediation and Conciliation Panel consisting of such number of experts having
such qualifications as may be prescribed for mediation between the parties during the pendency of any
proceedings before the Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal under this Act.
(2) Any of the parties to the proceedings may, at any time during the proceedings before the Central
Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, apply to the Central Government or the Tribunal or
the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, in such form along with such fees as may be prescribed, for
referring the matter pertaining to such proceedings to the Mediation and Conciliation Panel and the Central
Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be, shall appoint one or more experts
from the panel referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) The Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal before which any proceeding is
pending may, suo motu, refer any matter pertaining to such proceeding to such number of experts from the
Mediation and Conciliation Panel as the Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, as
the case may be, deems fit.
(4) The fee and other terms and conditions of experts of the Mediation and Conciliation Panel shall be
such as may be prescribed.
(5) The Mediation and Conciliation Panel shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed and dispose
of the matter referred to it within a period of three months from the date of such reference and for ward its
recommendations to the Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal, as the case may be.
(6) Any party aggreived by the recommendation of the Mediation and Conciliation Panel may file