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The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: page 23

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        (c) costs from or until a certain date only;
        (d) costs incurred before proceedings have begun;
        (e) costs relating to particular steps taken in the proceedings;
        (f) costs relating only to a distinct part of the proceedings; and
        (g) interest on costs from or until a certain date.
    (5) An agreement which has the effect that a party is to pay the whole or part of the costs of the
arbitration in any event shall be only valid if such agreement is made after the dispute in question has
arisen.]
    32. Termination of proceedings.—(1) The arbitral proceedings shall be terminated by the final
arbitral award or by an order of the arbitral tribunal under sub-section (2).
       (2) The arbitral tribunal shall issue an order for the termination of the arbitral proceedings
    where—
            (a) the claimant withdraws his claim, unless the respondent objects to the order and the
        arbitral tribunal recognises a legitimate interest on his part in obtaining a final settlement of the
        dispute,
            (b) the parties agree on the termination of the proceedings, or
           (c) the arbitral tribunal finds that the continuation of the proceedings has for any other reason
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        become unnecessary or impossible.
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     (3) Subject to section 33 and sub-section (4) of section 34, the mandate of the arbitral tribunal shall
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terminate with the termination of the arbitral proceedings.
     33. Correction and interpretation of award; additional award.—(1) Within thirty days from the
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receipt of the arbitral award, unless another period of time has been agreed upon by the parties—
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         (a) a party, with notice to the other party, may request the arbitral tribunal to correct any
     computation errors, any clerical or typographical errors or any other errors of a similar nature
     occurring in the award;
         (b) if so agreed by the parties, a party, with notice to the other party, may request the arbitral
     tribunal to give an interpretation of a specific point or part of the award.
     (2) If the arbitral tribunal considers the request made under sub-section (1) to be justified, it shall
make the correction or give the interpretation within thirty days from the receipt of the request and the
interpretation shall form part of the arbitral award.
     (3) The arbitral tribunal may correct any error of the type referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1),
on its own initiative, within thirty days from the date of the arbitral award.
     (4) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party with notice to the other party, may request, within
thirty days from the receipt of the arbitral award, the arbitral tribunal to make an additional arbitral award
as to claims presented in the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the arbitral award.
     (5) If the arbitral tribunal considers the request made under sub-section (4) to be justified, it shall
make the additional arbitral award within sixty days from the receipt of such request.
     (6) The arbitral tribunal may extend, if necessary, the period of time within which it shall make a
correction, give an interpretation or make an additional arbitral award under sub-section (2) or
sub-section (5).
     (7) Section 31 shall apply to a correction or interpretation of the arbitral award or to an additional
arbitral award made under this section.
                                               CHAPTER VII
                                      Recourse against arbitral award
    34. Application for setting aside arbitral award.—(1) Recourse to a Court against an arbitral award
may be made only by an application for setting aside such award in accordance with sub-section (2) and
sub-section (3).
    (2) An arbitral award may be set aside by the Court only if—
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