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Provided further that the Chief Justice of the concerned High
Court may, from time to time, reviews the panel of arbitrators.
(4) If the appointment procedure in sub-section (3) applies
and--
(a) a party fails to appoint an arbitrator within thirty days
from the receipt of a request to do so from the other
party; or
(b) the two appointed arbitrators fail to agree on the third
arbitrator within thirty days from the date of their
appointment,
the appointment shall be made, on an application of the party,
by the arbitral institution designated by the Supreme Court, in
case of international commercial arbitration, or by the High
Court, in case of arbitrations other than international
commercial arbitration, as the case may be.
(5) Failing any agreement referred to in sub-section (2), in an
arbitration with a sole arbitrator, if the parties fail to agree on the
arbitrator within thirty days from receipt of a request by one
party from the other party to so agree the appointment shall be
made on an application of the party in accordance with the
provisions contained in sub-section (4).
(6) Where, under an appointment procedure agreed upon by the
parties,--
(a) a party fails to act as required under that procedure; or
(b) the parties, or the two appointed arbitrators, fail to reach
an agreement expected of them under that procedure; or
(c) a person, including an institution, fails to perform any
function entrusted to him or it under that procedure,
The appointment shall be made, on an application of the party,
by the arbitral institution designated by the Supreme Court, in
case of international commercial arbitration, or by the High
Court, in case of arbitrations other than international commercial
arbitration, as the case may be to take the necessary measures,
unless the agreement on the appointment procedure provides
other means for securing the appointment.
(6A) xxx xxx
(6B) The designation of any person or institution by the
Supreme Court or, as the case may be, the High Court, for the
purposes of this section shall not be regarded as a delegation of
judicial power by the Supreme Court or the High Court.
(c) a person, including an institution, (c) a person, including an institution,
fails to perform any function fails to perform any function
entrusted to him or it under that entrusted to him or it under that
procedure, procedure,
a party may request the Chief the appointment shall be made, on
Justice or any person or institution an application of the party, by the
designated by him to take the arbitral institution designated by the
necessary measure, unless the Supreme Court, in case of
agreement on the appointment international commercial arbitration,
procedure provides other means for or by the High Court, in case of
securing the appointment. arbitrations other than international
commercial arbitration, as the case
may be to take the necessary
measures, unless the agreement on
the appointment procedure provides
other means for securing the
appointment.
"(6) Where, under an appointment procedure agreed upon
by the parties,--
(a) a party fails to act as required under that procedure; or
(b) the parties, or the two appointed arbitrators, fail to
reach an agreement expected of them under that
procedure; or
(c) a person, including an institution, fails to perform any
function entrusted to him or it under that procedure,
The appointment shall be made, on an application of the
party, by the arbitral institution designated by the Supreme
Court, in case of international commercial arbitration, or by
the High Court, in case of arbitrations other than
( 2025:HHC:305 )
international commercial arbitration, as the case may be to
take the necessary measures, unless the agreement on the
appointment procedure provides other means for securing
the appointment."