TABLE OF CONTENTS. TABLE OF CASES; I; INTRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY a) Aims and Objectives; b) Scope and Limitations; c) Research Questions; d) Hypothesis; e) Methods of Analysis; f) Sources of Data; g) Outline of dissertation; II; Historical Perspective of Arbitration; III; Significance and Salient features of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996; a) Types of Arbitration; 'b) Salient features of Act; c) Salient Features of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2003; d) Comparative overview of Arbitration Act in different Asian countries; e) Advantages of Arbitration; f) Disadvantage of Arbitration; g) Steps to Arbitration Procedure; IV; Empirical Research; a) Appointment of Arbitrator; b) Procedure adopted by an Arbitrator; c) Challenge Procedure; d) Setting aside of the award; e) Interim Measures; V; Tentative Conclusion and Suggestions; REFERENCES/ BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEXURES; 1; Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996;