Mera Samvidhaan All of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Part I · Chapter III · Composition of arbitral tribunal

14Failure or impossibility to act.

Section 14 · Part I · Chapter III · page 15 of the Act

(1) 2[The mandate of an arbitrator shall terminate and he shall be substituted by another arbitrator, if]—

(a) he becomes de jure or de facto unable to perform his functions or for other reasons fails to act without undue delay; and

(b) he withdraws from his office or the parties agree to the termination of his mandate.

(2) If a controversy remains concerning any of the grounds referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1), a party may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, apply to the Court to decide on the termination of the mandate.

(3) If, under this section or sub-section (3) of section 13, an arbitrator withdraws from his office or a party agrees to the termination of the mandate of an arbitrator, it shall not imply acceptance of the validity of any ground referred to in this section or sub-section (3) of section 12.

2 Subs. by Act 3 of 2016, s. 9, for “The mandate of an arbitrator shall terminate if” (w.e.f. 23-10-2015).

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