A.M. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Communication and Works Department Bidding documents — 2023 CLC 616 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 CLC 616 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: CLC
Parties: A.M. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Communication and Works Department Bidding documents

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Judgment text as reported

A.M. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED VS PROVINCE OF PUNJAB through Secretary Communication and Works Department Bidding documents---Principle---When document itself is unambiguous, then putting upon its language a speculative opinion or using surrounding circumstances in order to portray instrument as different in nature is not permissible in law---In construing bidding document, words "are" to be taken in their literal, plain and ordinary meaning---Where plain and ordinary meaning may lead to inconsistency with other expressions used in the document, then such plain and ordinary meaning can be modified to avoid absurdity or inconsistency.

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