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PART I ARBITRATION · CHAPTER V · Conduct of arbitral proceedings

Section 18: Equal treatment of parties

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

The parties shall be treated with equality and each party shall be given a full opportunity to present this case.

Leading cases

Central Organisation for Railway Electrification v. ECI SPIC SMO MCML (JV) (2024)Equal treatment under Section 18 applies to the appointment of arbitrators; unilateral appointment of a sole arbitrator, or compelling the other party to choose from a panel curated by one party, is invalid; the ruling for three-member tribunals is prospective.

Practise questions on Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996