The Arbitration Act 1940, 10 of 1940, (Rep., Act 26 of 1996) · I — .

Section 12. (1) Where the Court removes an umpire who has

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. (1) Where the Court removes an umpire who has ~ h not entered on the reference or one or more arbitrators torisremoved or `his` authority (not being all the arbitrators), the Court may, on the applica- revoked. tion of any party to the arbitration agreement, appoint persons to fill the vacancies. h ~ ~ ~ b or `his` authority (2) Where the authority of an arbitrator or arbitratorB or an umpire is revoked by leave of the Court, or where the Court removes an umpire who has entered on the reference or a sole arbitrator or all the arbitrators, the Court may, on the application of any party to the arbitration agreement, either- - (a) appoint a person to act as sole arbitrator in the place of the person or persons displaced, or (b) order that the arbitration agreement shall eease to have effect with respect to the difference referred. (3) A person 1 ', `L` i /$ Powers of `mmmkr.` A W to ~ be slgned and ffled. - . , (3) A person appointed under this section as au arbikrator or umpire shall have the like power to act in the reference and to make an award as if he had been appointed in accordance with the-arbitration agreement. - 13, Tha arbitrators ~r mp$e,sba.ll, unless a different - intention is expressed in the agreement, have power to- (a) administer oath to the parties and witnesses appearing ; - (b) state a special case for the opinion of the Court on any question of law involved, or state the award, wholly or in part, in the form of a special case of such question for the opinion of the Court ; - (c) make the award conditional or in the alternative ; - (d) correct in an award any clerical mistake or error arising from any accidental slip or omission ; - (e) administer to any party to the arbitration ~ u c h in~errogatories as may, in the opinion of the arbitrators or umpire, be necessary.

Source: India Code