https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190698 Section 15(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits substitution of a resigned arbitrator by applying the same appointment rules that governed the original appointment. The term "rules" includes the arbitration agreement itself, so the clause must be read to see whether substitution is expressly or impliedly excluded. Where consent terms merely named an arbitrator and did not bar a vacancy being filled, and the original appointment had been made by the court under Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the same appointing authority could appoint a replacement. Continuity of the arbitral process was therefore upheld, and a substitute arbitrator was validly appointable. en-us Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190698 Section 15(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits substitution of a resigned arbitrator by applying the same appointment rules that governed the original appointment. The term "rules" includes the arbitration agreement itself, so the clause must be read to see whether substitution is expressly or impliedly excluded. Where consent terms merely named an arbitrator and did not bar a vacancy being filled, and the original appointment had been made by the court under Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the same appointing authority could appoint a replacement. Continuity of the arbitral process was therefore upheld, and a substitute arbitrator was validly appointable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190698