https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289666 The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires strict compliance with the parties' agreed arbitrator-appointment procedure. Section 15(2) permits substitution only where an arbitrator's mandate has terminated under Section 15(1), which covers withdrawal from office or termination by agreement; it does not apply when a nominated arbitrator merely refuses the appointment before entering upon the reference. The term "rules" in Section 15(2) includes the contractual appointment mechanism itself. In the absence of any contractual provision authorising substitution in that situation, a party cannot bypass the agreed procedure and seek appointment of a third arbitrator under Section 11. en-us Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:06:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289666 The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 requires strict compliance with the parties' agreed arbitrator-appointment procedure. Section 15(2) permits substitution only where an arbitrator's mandate has terminated under Section 15(1), which covers withdrawal from office or termination by agreement; it does not apply when a nominated arbitrator merely refuses the appointment before entering upon the reference. The term "rules" in Section 15(2) includes the contractual appointment mechanism itself. In the absence of any contractual provision authorising substitution in that situation, a party cannot bypass the agreed procedure and seek appointment of a third arbitrator under Section 11. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289666