Mediation Council of India, has been established in pursuant to section 31(1) of the Mediation Act, 2023, is planning to purchase immovable properties in Mumbai and London to establish another office, in addition to its

Section 31 of Mediation Act, 2023: Establishment and incorporation of Mediation Council (1) The Central Government shall, by notification, establish for the purposes of this Act, a Council to be known as the Mediation Council of India to perform the duties and discharge the functions under this Act. (2) The Council shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to enter into contract, and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued. (3) The head office of the Council shall be at Delhi or at such other place as may be notified by the Central Government. (4) The Council may, in consultation with the Central Government, establish offices at other places in India and abroad. Section 31(2) expressly provides that the Mediation Council of India shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of movable and immovable property. Section 31(4) further authorises the Council, in consultation with the Central Government, to establish offices in India as well as abroad. Therefore, these objections are not valid.