HAROLD ROBERTHENRY LIND vs BRITISH INSULATED CALLENDER's CONSTRUC — 1970 PLD 315

Citation: 1970 PLD 315

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: HAROLD ROBERTHENRY LIND vs BRITISH INSULATED CALLENDER's CONSTRUC JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 Karachi 315

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Durab Patel Title:HAROLD ROBERTHENRY LIND vs BRITISH INSULATED CALLENDER's CONSTRUC JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1970 Karachi 315 Result: Suit decreed Judgment JUDGMENT The plaintiff has filed this suit for damages for defamation amounting to Rs. 5 lacs. According to the plaint, he is the President and Managing Director of a group of Companies incorporated in Canada known as the Canbrit Group. This group enjoys a very high reputation and he has been its representative in Pakistan since 1960, and, on its behalf entered into negotiations for construction work with firms, companies, the Provincial and the Central Governments. In the events that happened, in or about April 1965, he obtained a sub-contract from the defendant, on behalf of the Canbrit Group, for carrying out soil investigations on the proposed Landhi/Dhabeji Transmission Line of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Ltd., Karachi, and the defendant was aware that he was acting as the Managing Director of the said Group when it placed this sub-contract. However on account of "personal squabbles" between the plaintiff and the officers of the defendant, who were actuated by malice, the defendant illegally terminated this sub-contract and on the 13th April 1965, published the following notice in the newspapers circulating in both wings of Pakistan: ---Public is hereby informed that our clients British Insulated Callender's Construction Company Limited, Karachi have terminated…

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