Arbitration Act 1940
Section 25
Default of a Party
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where,
without showing sufficient cause, -
(a) the
claimant fails to communicate his statement of claim in accordance with
sub-section (1) of section
23, the arbitral
tribunal shall terminate the proceedings;
(b) the
respondent fails to communicate his statement of defense in accordance with
sub-section (1) of section 23, the arbitral tribunal shall continue the
proceedings without treating that failure in itself as an admission of the
allegations by the claimant.
(c) a
party fails to appear at an oral hearing or to produce documentary evidence,
the arbitral tribunal may continue the proceedings and make the arbitral award
on the evidence before it.