CS Executive Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 — practice questions
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Practice CS Executive Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 in the app →The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is based on the model law on international commercial arbitration pThe **High Level Committee** chaired by Justice B.N. Srikrishna was constituted by the Central Government withSection 2(1)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 defines **"arbitration"** as:According to the lesson, an **arbitrator**, though not statutorily defined in the Act, must possess which esseLesson 13 lists EIGHT features of an arbitral award. According to the lesson, which of the following is a recoUnder the Act, an **arbitral award must be reasoned**, but there are TWO exceptions where an award without reaSection 2(1)(f) of the Act defines **"International Commercial Arbitration"** to require that at least one of Under Section 7 of the Act, an **arbitration agreement** is in writing if it is contained in any of the followSection 8(1) of the Act requires a judicial authority, before which an action is brought in a matter subject tSection 8(2) of the Act requires that an application for reference to arbitration shall NOT be entertained unlSection 9 of the Act permits a party to apply to a **court for an interim measure of protection** at which staSection 9(2) of the Act provides that where, before the commencement of the arbitral proceedings, a Court passSection 10(1) of the Act provides that the parties are free to determine the **number of arbitrators**, providSection 11(1) of the Act provides on the nationality of an arbitrator:Section 11(3) lays down the **general procedure for appointment of arbitrators** in an arbitration with three Under Section 11(4) of the Act, where the appointment procedure in Section 11(3) fails (a party fails to appoiSection 2(1)(e) of the Act defines "Court". For arbitrations OTHER than international commercial arbitration, Lesson 13 traces the history of arbitration in India. Which statute was the consolidating and amending Act thaLesson 13 says that the **Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015** was passed by Parliament with wSection 2(1)(d) of the Act defines **"arbitral tribunal"** to mean:Lesson 13 lists eight features of an arbitral award. Among them, **"Mention of Place"** is required because:Lesson 13 lists eight features of an arbitral award. The feature **"Cost of Arbitration"** means:Under Section 11(3A) of the Act, who has the power to **designate arbitral institutions**, from time to time, Section 29A(1) of the Act prescribes a time limit for making the arbitral award. In matters OTHER than internaUnder Section 29A(4), if the award is not made within the period specified in sub-section (1) or the extended Under Section 29B(1) — the **fast track procedure** — the parties to an arbitration agreement may, at any stagUnder Section 30(1) of the Act, an arbitral tribunal may, with the agreement of the parties, use which of the Section 31(3) of the Act requires the arbitral award to state the **reasons** upon which it is based, UNLESS:Under Section 31(7)(b), where an arbitral award directs payment of money, the sum, unless the award otherwise Under Section 31A(2)(a) of the Act, in the absence of reasons being recorded, the general rule for costs in arSection 33(1) of the Act allows a party, with notice to the other party, to request the arbitral tribunal to cUnder Section 34(3) of the Act, an **application for setting aside an arbitral award** may not be made after hSection 34(2) of the Act lists the grounds on which an arbitral award may be set aside. Which of the followingUnder **Explanation 1 to Section 34(2)(b)(ii)** (added in 2015), an arbitral award is in conflict with the **pUnder Section 34(2A) of the Act (inserted in 2015), an arbitral award arising out of arbitrations OTHER than iSection 35 of the Act provides that an arbitral award made under the Act is:Under Section 36(2) of the Act (post-2015), where an application to set aside the arbitral award has been fileSection 37(3) of the Act provides about **second appeals** from orders passed in appeal under Section 37:Under Section 42A of the Act (inserted in 2019), **confidentiality of arbitral proceedings** must be maintaineSection 43(1) of the Act provides:The **Arbitration Council of India** was established under Section 43B of the Act (inserted by the 2019 AmendmSection 43C of the Act lists the **composition of the Arbitration Council of India**. According to the Act, thUnder Section 45 of the Act (Part II — enforcement of foreign awards under the New York Convention), a judiciaSection 49 of the Act provides that where the Court is satisfied that the foreign award is enforceable under CLesson 13 distinguishes **conciliation** from arbitration and mediation. Which proposition correctly captures Under Section 62 of the Act, conciliation proceedings COMMENCE when:Section 66 of the Act provides that the **conciliator is not bound** by:Under Section 73 read with Section 74 of the Act, when the parties sign the **settlement agreement** at the en