Notwithstanding anything contained in Part I or in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), a judicial authority, when seized of an action in a matter in respect of which the parties have made an agreement referred to in section 44, shall, at the request of one of the parties or any person claiming through or under him, refer the parties to arbitration, 1[unless it prima facie finds] that the said agreement is null and void, inoperative or incapable of being performed.
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1. Subs. by Act 33 of 2019, s. 11, for "unless it finds" (w.e.f. 30-8-2019).
Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996
Section 41 of Arbitration Act - Provisions in case of insolvency
Section 42 of Arbitration Act - Jurisdiction
Section 42A of Arbitration Act - Confidentiality of information
Section 42B of Arbitration Act - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 43 of Arbitration Act - Limitations
Section 44 of Arbitration Act - Definition
Section 45 of Arbitration Act - Power of judicial authority to refer parties to arbitration
Section 46 of Arbitration Act - When foreign award binding
Section 47 of Arbitration Act - Evidence
Section 48 of Arbitration Act - Conditions for enforcement of foreign awards
Section 49 of Arbitration Act - Enforcement of foreign awards
Section 50 of Arbitration Act - Appealable orders