Section
25-
Default of a party
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties where without showing sufficient cause -
(a) the claimant fail 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 fail 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;
(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.
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Judgement(s) Found in :
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
Section 25