law: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  24. Hearings and
  
  written proceedings.
  1.  
  
    Unless
  
  otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal shall decide whether to
  
  hold oral hearings for the presentation of evidence or for oral argument, or
  
  whether the proceedings shall be conducted oil the basis of documents and other
  
  materials: Provided that the arbitral tribunal shall hold oral hearings, at an
  
  appropriate stage of the proceedings, on a request by a party, unless the
  
  parties have agreed that no oral hearing shall be held.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  parties shall be given sufficient advance notice of any hearing and of any
  
  meeting of the arbitral tribunal for the purposes of inspection of documents,
  
  goods or other property.
  3.  
  
    All
  
  statements, documents or other information supplied to, or applications made
  
  to, the arbitral tribunal by one party shall be communicated to the other
  
  party, and any expert report or evidentiary document on which the arbitral
  
  tribunal may rely in making its decision shall be communicated to the parties.