ABDUL WAHID vs Agha MUHAMMAD YAQUB KHAN — 1971 SCMR 503

Citation: 1971 SCMR 503

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-07-01

Parties: ABDUL WAHID vs Agha MUHAMMAD YAQUB KHAN

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 503

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: ABDUL WAHID vs Agha MUHAMMAD YAQUB KHAN Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 17 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1971-07-01 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 503 Result: Appeal accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-The facts giving rise to this appeal, by special leave, are as follows : A dispute arose between the appellant, Abdul Wahid, and the respondent, Agha Muhammad Yaqub Khan, about their partnership business in the firm known as Messrs Ever bright Pictures, No. 1, Abbot Road, Lahore. According to the respon--dent's case, which was denied by the appellant, the matter was referred to the arbitration of one, Chaudhry Muhammad Hussain, Advocate, as the sole arbitrator to resolve the disputes between the parties. He gave his award on the 17th of May 1961, which was filed in the Court of the Civil Judge! 1st Class, Lahore, for being made the rule of the Court. The appellant submitted; leis objections to the award in writing, and on contest, the following issues were framed :- (1) Whether the arbitrator has misconducted himself in arbitration proceedings? (2) Whether the award dated the 17th of May 1961, has been improperly procured or is otherwise illegal ? (3) Has the award been partially acted upon by the objector petitioner? If so, what is its effect? And (4) Whether the respondent No. 1 was not a party to the agreement for arbitration? There were some ineffective hearings in the case,…

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