(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may—
(a) appoint one or more experts to report to it on specific issues to be determined by the arbitral tribunal; and
(b) require a party to give the expert any relevant information or to produce, or to provide access to, any relevant documents, goods or other property for his inspection.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if a party so requests or if the arbitral tribunal considers it necessary, the expert shall, after delivery of his written or oral report, participate in an oral hearing where the parties have the opportunity to put questions to him and to present expert witnesses in order to testify on the points at issue.
(3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the expert shall, on the request of a party, make available to that party for examination all documents, goods or other property in the possession of the expert with which he was provided in order to prepare his report.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 26
Section 26 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 empowers the arbitral tribunal to appoint one or more experts to report to it on specific issues, and requires parties to provide relevant information and documents to the expert.
Whenever an arbitral tribunal appoints an independent accounting or engineering expert under Section 26, exercise your statutory right under Section 26(2) to cross-examine the expert and produce your own party expert to rebut adverse technical findings.