https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2022/08/22/pre-litigation-mediation-section-12a-commerial-courts-act-mandatory-any-violation-to-lead-to-rejection-of-plaint-supreme-court-legal-updates-research-news/
Pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 mandatory; any violation would lead to rejection of plaint: SC