INJUM AQEEL vs LATIF MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY S — 2023 SCMR 1361 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 1361 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: INJUM AQEEL vs LATIF MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY S
Provisions referred to: S. 30

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Judgment text as reported

INJUM AQEEL VS LATIF MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY S. 30(a)---Grounds for setting aside arbitration award---Arbitrator, duties of---Moral misconduct by Arbitrator---Scope---It is essential that there must be abundant good faith, and the arbitrator must be absolutely disinterested and impartial, as he is bound to act with scrupulous regard to the ends of justice---Arbitrator must be a person who stands indifferent between the parties---Arbitrator should in no sense consider himself to be the advocate of the cause of the party appointing him, nor is such party deemed to be his client---When a claim or matter in dispute is referred to an arbitrator, he is the sole and final Judge of all questions, both of law and of fact---Arbitrator cannot act arbitrarily, irrationally, capriciously or independently of the contract---Deliberate departure or conscious disregard of the contract not only manifests a disregard of his authority or misconduct on his part, but it may also be tantamount to mala fide action and vitiate the award.

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