The Arbitral Tribunal is not bound by the Code of Civil Procedure or the Indian Evidence Act in determining rules of procedure. Section 19 of the Arbitration Act gives the tribunal flexibility to conduct proceedings as it considers appropriate, subject to the parties' agreement. This flexibility is a key advantage of arbitration over litigation.

1. 1 Pick up Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
2. 2 Go to Section 19.
3. 3 Read: 'The arbitral tribunal shall not be bound by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 or the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.'