ORIENT POWER COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LIMITED Words 'shall' and 'may' — 2021 SCMR 1728 SUPREME-COURT

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Citation: 2021 SCMR 1728 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2021
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: ORIENT POWER COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LIMITED Words 'shall' and 'may'

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ORIENT POWER COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED VS SUI NORTHERN GAS PIPELINES LIMITED Words 'shall' and 'may'---Scope---Words "may" and "shall" in legal phraseology were interchangeable, depending on the context in which they were used, and were not to be interpreted with the rigidity which was attributed to them in ordinary parlance.

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