The Arbitration Act 1899, 9 of 1899, (Rep., Act 10 of 1940 )

Section 15. (1) An award on a submission, on being filed in the Court in accordance with the foregoing provision

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

15. (1) An award on a submission, on being filed in the Court in accordance with the foregoing provisions, shall (unless the Court remits it to the reconsideration of the arbitrators or umpire, or sets it aside) be enforceable as if it were a decree of the Court. (2) An award may be conditional or in the alternative. Illustration. A dispute concerning the ownership of a diamond ring is referred to arbitration. The award may direct that the party in possession shall pay the other party Rs. 1,000, the said sum to be reduced to Rs. 5 if the ring is returned within fourteen days. Power to remove arbitrator or umpire.

Source: India Code