NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY vs HUSNAIN COTEX LIMITED Ss — 2025 CLD 598 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation: 2025 CLD 598 ISLAMABAD
Court: Islamabad High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: CLD
Parties: NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY vs HUSNAIN COTEX LIMITED Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: Limitation Act (IX of 1908); Arbitration Act; Limitation Act

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Judgment text as reported

NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY VS HUSNAIN COTEX LIMITED Ss.16 & 30---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), First Sched., Art.158---Arbitration agreement---Limited cope of judicial interference---Duty to adhere to arbitration clause---Finality of arbitral awards and role of courts in enforcing contractual commitments, stated---Limitation for filing objections to award---Promotion of arbitration as a tool for economic development emphasized---In case where a contract includes an arbitration clause, the general approach should be to minimize the court interference, especially when the parties have voluntarily selected their preferred forum for resolving disputes---The courts can interfere to the extent as provided in the Arbitration Act, 1940---It is emphasized that expeditious and inexpensive Dispute Resolution should be considered vital for a vibrant economy and inevitable for economic growth and progress---The Courts have a crucial role to play in ensuring that the commitments made between parties are honored and implemented---It is the duty of courts to promote certainty by enforcing the binding commitments made by the parties---Therefore keeping in view the findings of superior Courts and after going through the award in detail, the High Court was of the considered view that the sole arbitrator rightly gave his findings on each and every issue discussed in the award---Even otherwise the objection filed by the appellant was time-barred under Art. 158 of the Limitation Act, 1908 which provides that the time limit for filing of objections to an award is thirty days from the date of notice of filing of an award in court---The appellant failed to point out any illegality or irregularity in the impugned order and decree and as such there was no force in the appeal, hence the same was dismissed---Appeal dismissed.

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