Section 21
Commencement of arbitral proceedings.
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to domestic arbitration, international commercial arbitration and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards as also to define the law relating to conciliation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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.