Our legislations include a great number of regulations relating to the settlement of conflicts of which a governmental body is one of the parties through alternative methods in the pre-trial phase. All these regulations have, however, not yielded the expected and desired results apart from some exceptions. This has therefore been an issue of interest and concern that has always remained in focus and has received considerable critical attention, taking due account of weak points and shortcomings encountered in practical applications in this respect. The settlement of conflicts where governmental bodies are a party through judicial means brings about serious implications both for the related governmental body and the other party. Besides involving considerable cost and much loss of time and efficiency for the parties, the judicial process substantially increases the workload burden of courts, also bringing the governmental agencies in disrepute by individuals. For this reason, much still needs to be done in this regard. This study investigates the current legal situation, current practices and the draft work programmes in consultation in this connection.