Case Details

Citation(s)
2009 SLG 140 2009 SLD 140 2009 CLD 179
Sindh High Court
Suits Nos.127 and 128 of 2008, decision dated: 12-11-2008
MRS. QAISER IQBAL, JUSTICE
Farogh Naseem for Plaintiff. Rehman Aziz Malik for Defendant No. 1. Shakeel Pervez Bhatti for Defendant No. 2

COOPER & CO. (PVT.) LTD. Through duly Authorized

VS

LAUREL NAVIGATION (MAURITIUS) LTD.

Law: Contract Act, 1872

Section: 202

Law: Specific Relief Act, 1877

Section: 12,42,54

(a) Contract Act (IX of 1872)---S.202---Shipping agency, termination of---Effect---Interest of agent in such agency being commission or remuneration could not be said to be interest in property itself. (b) Specific Relief Act (I of 1877)--Ss.12, 42 & 54---Contract Act (IX of 1872), S.202---Suit for specific performance of contract by agent for shipping agency, injunction and damages---Incurrence of heavy expenditure by agent in setting up office and necessary infrastructure for carrying on business of agency--Application for temporary injunction to restrain termination of agency by principal---Validity---Interest of agent in such agency being commission or remuneration, same could not be said to be interest in property itself---Incurrence of such expenditure by agent would not warrant grant of injunction as agent had claimed damages as alternative relief---Compensation in money would normally be considered adequate remedy for illegal termination of agency---Application for temporary injunction was dismissed in circumstances. Abdul Habib Rajwani v. Messrs Brothers Industries Ltd. 2007 YLR 590; Messrs Travel Automation (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Abacus International (Pvt.) Limited 2006 CLD 497; Roomi Enterprises (Pvt.) Limited v. Stafford Miller Limited and others 2005 CLD 1805; Messrs Time N Visions International (Pvt.) Limited v. Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited 2007 CLD 762; Messrs Farooq and Co. v. Federation of Pakistan and others 1996 CLC 2030; Zubair Ahmed v. Pakistan State Oil Co. Limited and others PLD 1987 Kar. 112; Muhammad Aref Effendi v. Egypt Air 1980 SCMR 588; Muhammad Ibrahim v. Small Business Finance Corporation 2002 CLD 176; Messrs Business Computing International (Pvt.) Limited v. IBM World Trade Corporation 1997 CLC 1903; Pakistan Automobile Corporation Limited and others v. General Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation and others PLD 1982 Kar. 796; Huma Enterprises v. Syed Pir Ali Shah and others 1985 CLC 1522; Messrs Universal Trading Corporation (Pvt.) Limited v. Messrs Beecham Group PIC and others 1994 CLC 726; Bolan Beverages (Pvt.) Limited v. Pepsi Co., Inc. and others PLD 2004 SC. 860; Messrs World Wide Trading Co., v. Sanyo Electric…
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