The Indian Companies Act 1866, 10 of 1866, (Rep., Act 6 of 1882)

Section 79. TVhere two or more bl2biti'%tor~ &re appointed, they shall, before A,,,,ointment of eiltering on the

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

79. TVhere two or more bl2biti'%tor~ &re appointed, they shall, before A,,,,ointment of eiltering on the business o i the reference, appoint 11y ~i-i-riti~~g piriiy Aybitrators, ~lnder their hands ail i q ~ a ~ L i a l nd qualified person to be tliei~ Umpire. 80. If the Arbitrators clo not appoint an Umpire svitllin seven -days Appoiutmeut of Uol-[after the reference is macle to the Arbitrators, tl~en, ][011 ][the ] pire by J J O C ~ Governapplica,tjon of the Companies or ally of them, the ~ J O C ~ L I ment. Government m,zy sppoint an U~lipire ; and the Tii~npire so -- - appointed shall for the purposes of this Rob be deemed to be appointed by the Arbitrators. 81. Where two or more Arbitrators are appointed, if before the matters - - referred to them ark deteimined their Umpire dies, or beAppointment of Umpire by Arbitrators to comes incapable or unfit, or for seven consecutive days fails supply vacancy. to act as Umpire, the Arbitrators shall by writing uinder their hands appoint an impartial and qualified person to be their Umpire in his place. `82.` If the Arbitrators fail to appoint an Umpire within seven days after notice in writing t? them of the decease, incapacity, unAppointment of TTm - pire by ~~~~l G ~ fitness or ~ ~ failure ~ Lo ~ act of their Umpirc, thcn, on tho appli- - merit to va- cation of the Companies or any of them, the Local Govcancy. ernment may appoint an Umpire. The Umpire so appointed shall for the purposes of this Act bc dcomod to be appointed by the: Arbitrators so failing. `83.`[Every Arbitrator appointed in the place of a preceding Arbitrator, ] succee~cog hrbibaand every Uml~ire appointed in tile place of u preceding tors and Umpires to Umpire, sllall respectively have the like powers and authorhave powers of predecessors. ities as his respective - predecessor. 84, Where there are t~vo or more A~hitrators, if they do 110t within such a time as the Companies agree on, or, failing such Reference to Umpire. agreement, ~vitllin thirty days next after the rcfcrellcc is made to tllc Arbitrators, agree on their award thereon, then the nlatters referred to them, or sucli of those matters as are not tllen determined, shall stand referred to their Umpire. `8` 5.[The Arbitrator, and the Arbitra,tors, and ][tile ][Uinpirc r e s l ~ e d i ~ ~ e l ~ ] n~qr for A,,bitrncall for the procluctioil of ally doc~n~ients or evidellce in the books, kc., kc.. to and ad- for ~osse~si o n r povTeT of the C~inpa~nies respectively, or ~~rllicli m:nister ontll. they respectively can procluce, and n-llicli the Arbitrat,or, 01. tllc Arbitrators, or the Uinpire shall tliinlr necessary for determilling f,lle ~uatteys referred, and may exalllille the n-jtnesses of the Cornpallies respectively on ozth or ~Errnntion, and may ntllninister tllc, requisite oaiill or aff~rmatioa.

Source: India Code