law: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  14. Failure or
  
  impossibility to act.
  1.  
  
    The,
  
  mandate of an arbitrator shall terminate if-
  a.   he becomes de jure or
  
  de facto unable to perform his functions or for other reasons fails to act
  
  without undue delay; and
  b.   he withdraws from his
  
  office or the parties agree to the termination of his mandate.
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
    If
  
  a controversy remains concerning any of the grounds referred to in clause (a)
  
  of sub-section (1), a party may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, apply
  
  to the Court to decide on the termination of the mandate.
  3.  
  
    If,
  
  under this section or sub-section (3) of section 1.3, an arbitrator withdraws
  
  from his office or a party agrees to the termination of the mandate of an
  
  arbitrator, it shall not imply acceptance of the validity of any ground
  
  referred to in this section or sub-section (3) of section 12.