1[(1) An arbitrator appointed under clause (b) .of sub section (1) 9f section 8 shall 9rdin�rily complete the arbitration proceedings and give his award within four months. If for any reason he is unable' to give his award within that period, 2[the Central Government or the authority to w�d). the power o. f the Central Governm�nt under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 8 has .been delegated, :tnay, if it thinks fit whether the· tim.e.for rn.aking the ·award, has expired o� not and whether the award has been made or not, enlarge, from tiine to 'time, the time for making the award].] · · ·
(2) An arbitrator shall take down the evidence of each witness, not ordinarily in the form of question and answer, but in that of c1. narrative and shall sign it.
(3) Where before an arbitrator is able to finish the arbitration proceedings and make his award, a new arbitrator is appointed, the new arbitrator may deal with the evidence taken down by his predecessor as if such evidence had been taken down by him and may proceed with the arbitration proceed:irigs from the stage at which his predecessor. left it.
( 4) The costs of arbitration and award shall be in the discretion of the arbitrator who may direct to, ahd by whoin, and in what manner, they or any- part thereof shall be paid, and in case ari appeai is preferred to the High Court, such costs and the costs of the appeal· shall be in the discretion of the High Court who may direct to,·and by whom and in whal manner, they or any part thereof shall be paid. .
· 3[(5) When arbitrator ha:s made his award he shill sign it and shall give notice in writing to the ·parties to the reference of the making and signing thereof.
He shall also send to the competent authority as well as lo the person or persons to be compensated a copy of the award with a· note appended thereto setting· forth the grounds on which the award is based and 4[shall also forward the awa.rd ·in original together with the. records of the proceedings- ( a) to the proper court if an appeal is preferred against the award within the period of limitation prescribed for preferring such appeal;------
1. Subs. by S.R.O. 3224/ dated 4th October, 1954. '·
2. Subs. by S.R.O. 708, dated 25th March, 195,5.
3. Ins. by S.R.O. 3252, dated 30th September, 1957 . .
4. Subs. by G.S.R. 1212, dated 10th December, 1958.
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(b) to the competent authority if no such appeai is preferred within the said period]].
( 6) On receipt of a copy of the award, the competent -a�thority shall pay the amount awarded by the arbitrator to the persons entitled· thereto 1[***]. · .
2[10A .. Moneys deposited in court.-If any money is deposited in court under rule 9{4) 2[or rule 9(6)], the court shall qeal with it in the manner laid down in sections 32 and 33 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894).]
· 11. Appeals.-(1) Appeals under section 10 shall be addressed to the Secretary to the Government of India in the administrative ministry. concerned with the requisitioned property; 3[Where· the appeal relate$· to a- property.
requisitioned in the Union territory, the appeal shall be addressed to the Administrator or if there is no. Administrator, to the Chief Secretary of the territory concerned · or if there is no Chief Secretary, to the Central Government.
If, however, a. party addresses an appeal in respect of any such property to the . Central Government, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit, hear the appeal itself and dispose it of or may direct the party to file it before the Ac:lmµlistrator or the Chief Secretary or may send the appeal to the Administrator or �e Chief Secretary, as the case may be, for disposal]. . . - · ·
(2) Every appeal shall contain tl1.e grounds of appeal and shall be accompani�d by a copy of the order against which the appeal is preferred.
12. Summoning of persons and witnesses and production of.documents. An order under section 12 of the Act summoning and enforcing the attendance· of any · person and examining him on oath or requiring the discovery and production of any document shall be issued in Form 'B'. An order requisitioning public records from any court or office shall be issued in Form 'C', .while an order issuing commissions for examination ·of witnesses shall be in Form 'D'.