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Union of India - Section

Section 16 in The Arbitration Act, 1940

16. Power to remit award .-(1) The Court may from time to time remit the award or any matter referred to arbitration to the arbitrators or umpire for reconsideration upon such terms as it thinks fit-

(a)where the award has left undetermined any of the matters referred to arbitration, or where it determines any matter not referred to arbitration and such matter cannot be separated without affecting the determination of the matters referred; or(b)where the award is so indefinite as to be incapable of execution; or(c)where an objection to the legality of the award is apparent upon the face of it.
(2)Where an award is remitted under sub-section (1), the Court shall fix the time within which the arbitrator or umpire shall submit his decision to the Court:Provided that any time so fixed may be extended by subsequent order of the Court.
(3)An award remitted under sub-section (1) shall become void on the failure of the arbitrator or umpire to reconsider it and submit his decision within the time fixed.