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Lesson 13 lists eight features of an arbitral award. The feature **"Cost of Arbitration"** means:
A{'text': 'The cost of arbitration must always be borne entirely by the claimant under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration of any kind under any law in force in any State of India', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'The award may include decisions and directions of the arbitrator regarding the cost of the arbitration', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'The cost of arbitration must always be borne entirely by the respondent under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration of any kind under any law in force in any State of India', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'The cost of arbitration must always be borne by the Central Government under any provision of any law in force in any State of India regardless of any other consideration of any kind under any law in force in any State of India', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. {'text': 'The award may include decisions and directions of the arbitrator regarding the cost of the arbitration', 'label': 'B'}
1. Lesson 13's features-of-award table entry on "Cost of Arbitration" reads: "The award may also include decisions and directions of the arbitrator regarding the **cost of the arbitration**."
2. This is the arbitral analogue of the court's power to award costs under the CPC.
3. Section 31A of the Act (inserted in 2015) sets out the regime for costs.
4. The other options describe presumptions that the Act does not impose.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 13 (Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996), pp. 297-303._
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