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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Arbitration Act, 1940 Rule 54

RULE 54:

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Arbitration Act, 1940 Rule 54 is part of Arbitration Act, 1940 - RULE 54:. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Bench may:

(a) administer oath or affirmation to the parties or witnesses appearing and giving evidence;

(b) state a special case for the opinion of the Court or give its award in the form of special case for the opinion of the Court;

(c) make any award conditional or in the alternative;

(d) correct any award any clerical mistake or error arising from or incidental to any slip or omission;

(e) administer to the parties to the arbitration such interrogatories as it may consider necessary.

(f) decide all objections to its jurisdiction including any objection regarding the existence or validity of the arbitration clause or the arbitration agreement, without prejudice to the rights of the parties to have the matter decided by a Court of law;

(g) decide the law governing:

(i) the contract or the matter in dispute, (ii) the arbitration agreement, and (iii) the arbitration procedure.

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What does Arbitration Act, 1940 Rule 54 provide?

Section Rule 54 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 (RULE 54:) is reproduced on this page as part of the Arbitration Act, 1940. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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