law: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  13. Challenge
  
  procedure.
  1.  
  
    Subject
  
  to sub-section (4), the parties are free to agree on a procedure for
  
  challenging an arbitrator.
  2.  
  
    Failing
  
  any agreement referred to in sub-section (1), a party who intends to challenge
  
  an arbitrator shall, within fifteen days after becoming aware of the
  
  constitution of the arbitral tribunal or after becoming aware of any
  
  circumstances referred to in subsection (3) of section 12, send a written
  
  statement of the reasons for the challenge to the arbitral tribunal.
  3.  
  
    Unless
  
  the arbitrator challenged under sub-section (2) withdraws from his office or
  
  the other party agrees to the challenge, the arbitral tribunal shall decide on
  
  the challenge.
  4.  
  
    If
  
  a challenge tinder any procedure agreed upon by the parties or tinder the
  
  procedure under sub-section (2) is not successful, the arbitral tribunal shall
  
  continue the arbitral proceedings and make an arbitral award.
  5.  
  
    Where
  
  an arbitral award is made under sub-section (4), the party challenging the
  
  arbitrator may make an application for setting aside such an arbitral award in
  
  accordance with section 34.
  6.  
  
    Where
  
  an arbitral award is set aside on an application made under sub-section (5),
  
  the Court may decide as to whether the arbitrator who is challenged is untitled
  
  to any fees.