Adarsh A S, LLM, National Law School of India University, Bangalore ABSTRACT The article critically examines the Government of India’s decision to move away from arbitration to mediation in public procurement contracts through the Ministry of Finance’s Notification dated 03 June 2024. The paper analysis this through the eyes of pro arbitration jurisprudence put forth within the Indian legal system by various amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and Judicial activism in...