NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY through Chairman, Islamabad vs SAMBU CONSTRUCTION CO — 2023 SCMR 1103 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 1103 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY through Chairman, Islamabad vs SAMBU CONSTRUCTION CO
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 30---F

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Judgment text as reported

NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY through Chairman, Islamabad VS SAMBU CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. ISLAMABAD O. XXVIII, R. 3---arbitration act (X of 1940), S. 30---Frivolous and vexatious litigation---abusing process of the Court---Costs, imposition of---Petitioner had dragged the award in the courts for over 10 years, which passed for vexatious litigation; wasting the time of all courts below as well as the Supreme Court---Such frivolous litigation clogged the pipelines of justice causing delay in deciding genuine claims pending before the Supreme Court; and added to the pendency of cases which over-burdened the Court dockets and slowed down the engine of justice---Such vexatious and frivolous litigation must be dealt with firmly and strongly discouraged---Supreme Court imposed costs on the petitioner in the sum of Rs. 300,000/- with the direction that the same shall be paid to the respondent within a month and in case of its failure to pay the said costs, the same shall be recoverable as a money decree---Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed and leave was refused.

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