PART I ARBITRATION · CHAPTER V · Conduct of arbitral proceedings

Section 21: Commencement of arbitral proceedings

The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by the respondent.

Leading cases

Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC v. Future Retail Ltd. (2021)An Emergency Arbitrator's interim award under institutional rules agreed by the parties is an order under Section 17(1) of the Arbitration Act, enforceable under Section 17(2), and no appeal lies against an enforcement order under Section 17(2).

Questions on this section

1 question in 1 of our papers cite Section 21.

Practise questions on Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996