Section 25:
Default of a party.
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where, without showing sufficient
cause,—
(a) the claimant fails to communicate his statement of claim in accordance with sub-section (1) of
section 23, the arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings;
(b) the respondent fails to communicate his statement of defence in accordance with
sub-section (1) of section 23, the arbitral tribunal shall continue the proceedings without treating that
failure in itself as an admission of the allegations by the claimant 1[and shall have the discretion to
treat the right of the respondent to file such statement of defence as having been forfeited].
(c) a party fails to appear at an oral hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitral
tribunal may continue the proceedings and make the arbitral award on the evidence before it.
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 13, ibid. (w.e.f. 23-10-2015).