Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
23. ( I ) The Court shall, by order, refer to the arbitrator Order of rcf erence. rcf erence. the matter in difference which he is required to determine, and shall in the order specify such time as it thinks reasonable for the making of the award.
Order of rcf erence. rcf erence.
(2) Where .a matter is referred to arbitration, the Court shali not, save in the manner ancl.to the extent provided in this Act, deal with such matter in the suit.
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24. Where some only of the to a suit apply to have t h e matters in difference between them referred to arbitra somc of the parties. tion in accordance with, andin the manner provided by, section 21, the Court may', if it^ thinks fit, so refer such matters to arbitration (provided that the same can be separated from the 'rest of *the subject-matter of the suit) in the manner provided in t.hat secti.on, but the suit shall continue
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`50` far as it relates to the parties who 'have not j oined in the said application and to matters not contained in the said reference `as` if no such appliaation had been made, and an award made in pursuance of such a reforonce shall be binding only on the parties who have joined in the application.
25. The provisions of the oth6r ' Chapters shall, so. far as they can be made applicable, apply toarbitrations-upder this Chapter :
' Chapters shall, so. . .
provisi~na ap Hcable to ar&trntio.under thin Chapter.
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Provided that the Court may, in any of the circumstanc@ mentioned in sections 8, 10, 11 and 12, instead of filling up the vacancies or making the appointments, make an order superseding the arbitration and proceed with the suit, and where the Court makes an order superseding the arbitration under section 19, it shall proceed with the suit.
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Source: India Code