All India Bar Examination (AIBE) 19-XIX Previous Year Question Papers with Answers

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Kiran and Meera are involved in an arbitration, where Kiran was awarded Rs. 10 lakhs as compensation. Meera refuses to pay the amount, arguing that the award was not enforceable because of certain procedural irregularities in the arbitration process. Kiran decides to approach the court to enforce the arbitral award.

Which of the following provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 governs the enforcement of an arbitral award ?
A: Section 34 of the Act deals with the enforcement of an arbitral award.
B: Section 36 of the Act allows for the automatic enforcement of an arbitral award unless set aside by the court.
C: Section 9 of the Act governs the enforcement of arbitral awards.
D: Section 11 of the Act deals with the enforcement of arbitral awards, not the appeal.

The answer is: B