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The law department of the Telangana state government issued an order designating the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) in Hyderabad as the arbitral/mediation institution for all contracts above INR30 million (USD393,000)?

The number of criminal cases filed against cheque defaulters has overwhelmed 91ÊÓƵ judicial system. One obvious solution is to decriminalise what is often a civil dispute, but lawyers aren¡¯t convinced that¡¯s the answer. George W Russell reports