Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996

Failure or impossibility to act.

14. (1) 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.