law: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  17. Interim measures
  
  ordered by arbitral tribunal.
  1.  
  
    Unless
  
  otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may, at the request of a
  
  party, order a party it) take any interim measure of protection as the arbitral
  
  tribunal may consider necessary in respect of the subject matter of the
  
  dispute.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  arbitral tribunal may require a party to provide appropriate security in
  
  connection with a measure ordered under sub- section (1).