MASOOD QURESHI vs AZIZUL HAMEED AND ANOTHER — 1971 PLD 678

Citation: 1971 PLD 678

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-02-04

Parties: MASOOD QURESHI vs AZIZUL HAMEED AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 678

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Shamim Hussain Qadri Title: MASOOD QURESHI vs AZIZUL HAMEED AND ANOTHER Case No.: Criminal Revision No, 1119 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-02-04 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 678 Result: Order accordingly, Reference rejected JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The dispute between the parties in this case arose out of an agreement in which the principal Messrs Noorani Pictures producers of film `Maan Puttar' appointed Aziz-ul-Hamid their agent for the exhibition, distribution and exploitation of the said film in the territories of Punjab and N.-W. F.P. for a period of three years vide agreement dated 27th August 1969. The agent was entitled to a commission @ 10 per cent. The agent collected Rs, 4,66,512.80 out of which he accounted a sum of Rs, 3,47,011.12 to his principal. By going through the accounts it was found that after deducting the publicity expenses a sum of Rs, 47,849.95 was due to the principal from the agent which he was reluctant to pay. 2. A suit for rendition of accounts was filed by the producers in which prayer for injunction was also made. The injunction was refused by the trial Judge on 16th July 1970. The Agency was cancelled by the principal on 24th July 1970, and a subsequent application for the grant of stay order was made which according to the parties is still pending and no decision has so far been made on it for the reason that an application under section 29 of the Arbitration Act had been moved before the learned civil…

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