The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

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What this Act says

Lets parties resolve disputes through private arbitration instead of court — and lays down how arbitral awards are enforced, including foreign ones.

• Non-compliance with an arbitral award

  §36

  Enforceable as a decree of court under §36; contempt action possible.

• Court interference outside the Act's grounds

  §5, §34

  Award protected — courts can intervene only on §34 grounds (e.g., fraud, public policy, lack of jurisdiction).

• Bias / failure to disclose by an arbitrator

  §12–14

  Termination of mandate under §12–14; award may be set aside.

Headline offences only — not exhaustive. For the full text and every section, open the source PDF or the official link below.

Maximum punishments as prescribed by the Act. Actual sentencing depends on facts, prior convictions and judicial discretion.

Sources

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