Act Number: 26

Act Name: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

Year: 1996

Enactment Date: 1996-08-16

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Legal Affairs

Section 32: Termination of proceedings.
    (1) The arbitral proceedings shall be terminated by the final arbitral award or by an order of the arbitral tribunal under sub-section (2).
     (2) The arbitral tribunal shall issue an order for the termination of the arbitral proceedings where—
         (a) the claimant withdraws his claim, unless the respondent objects to the order and the arbitral tribunal recognises a legitimate interest on his part in obtaining a final settlement of the dispute,
         (b) the parties agree on the termination of the proceedings, or
         (c) the arbitral tribunal finds that the continuation of the proceedings has for any other reason become unnecessary or impossible.
     (3) Subject to section 33 and sub-section (4) of section 34, the mandate of the arbitral tribunal shall terminate with the termination of the arbitral proceedings.
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