Gagan N.R., Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore ABSTRACT There is no definition of abandonment contained in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 nor is there any provision regarding the consequences of a party abandoning arbitral proceedings. This lack of statutory provisions regarding abandonment has resulted in an entire body of judicial precedents that have increasingly recognized certain forms of behavior as implying abandonment of arbitral proceedings over time. The purpose...