EVIDENCE

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1. The arbitrator is not bound by the technical rules of procedure, which the courts have to observe, nor the Evidence Act, Limitation Act, CPC.
2. Unless the parties expressly provide in the agreement, admissibility, relevance, and materiality of evidence are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tribunal
3. Where the parties have not agreed to any specific procedure, the arbitral tribunal has to follow the statutory procedure. The arbitral tribunal has to follow the procedure under Sec. 19(4) of the Act
4. An arbitrator must nevertheless observe the fundamental principles of natural justice.
5. An arbitral tribunal is not bound by the technical and strict rules of evidence but, he must not disregard the rules of evidence which are founded on the fundamental principles of natural justice and public policy.
6. A breach of the principles of natural justice would make the award liable to be declared invalid and inoperative (Source: ipleaders)

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https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/technical-rules-of-evidence-extent-of-applicability-to-arbitration-proceedings-9527.asp

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The Arbitral Tribunal shall not go as per technicalities of Civil Procedure Code or Indian Evidence Act, but adopt the principles of natural justice and fairness.