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Microsoft Word - C.R. No. 3146 of 2024

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BANGLADESH

HIGH COURT DIVISION

(CIVIL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION)

Present:

Mr. Justice Zafar Ahmed

Civil Revision No. 3146 of 2024 In the matter of:

Sheltech Technology Limited

...Petitioner -Versus-

Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board

…Opposite Party

Mr. Md. Sameer Sattar, with Mr. Mahbub Hasan, Advocates

...For the petitioner Mr. Reja-E-Rabbi Khandoker, with

Ms. Meherunnesa, Advocates

....For the opposite party

Heard and Judgment on: 01.09.2024

In an arbitration proceeding initiated under the Arbitration Act, 2001  an  arbitration  award  was  given  on  15.01.2023  in  favour  of Sheltech Technology Ltd. (petitioner herein) and against Bangladesh Rural  Electrification  Board  (in  short,  the  BREB)  (opposite  party herein). Challenging the said award, the BREB filed an application under  Section  42  of  the  Arbitration  Act,  2001  before  the learned District Judge, Dhaka on 08.06.2023 and the same was registered as Arbitration Miscellaneous Case No. 321 of 2023. The award recipient


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i.e. Sheltech entered appearance in the miscellaneous case and on

30.01.2024  filed  an  application  before  the  learned  District  Judge,

Dhaka to dismiss the miscellaneous case on the ground that the same

was barred by limitation under Section 42 of Arbitration Act. The

learned Judge heard the application on 28.05.2024 and rejected the

same holding, “¢h‘ ®L±n¤m£N­Zl hš²hÉ nËhZ Llm¡jz e¢b f¡W J fkÑ¡­m¡Qe¡ Llm¡jz

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pq c¡¢Mm Llax Afl HL clM¡Øa c¡¢MmH²­j ®j¡LŸj¡¢V ¢Xp¢j­pl fË¡bÑe¡ L­lez

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hš²hÉ nËhZ ®qa¥ Eš² ¢ho­u ¢pÜ¡¿¹ fËc¡e k¤¢š²k¤š² qu e¡z ®pC ¢h­hQe¡u c¡¢Mm£u clM¡Øa e¡j”¤lH²­j BN¡j£ 03/07/2024 a¡¢lM Eiuf­r ¢m¢Ma k¤¢š²aLÑ c¡¢Mm J ®j¡LŸj¡¢V

öe¡e£l ¢ce d¡kÑÉ quz”

Challenging the above-mentioned order dated 28.05.2024, the award recipient Sheltech has filed the instant revisional application under  Section  115(1)  of  the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure  and  on 28.07.2024 obtained a Rule and order stay.

The opposite party BREB has filed a counter affidavit.

I have heard the learned Advocates of both sides and perused the materials on record.

The only ground taken in the application filed by the award recipient  Sheltech  to  dismiss  the  miscellaneous  case  is  that  the miscellaneous  case  is  barred  by  limitation.  Limitation  is  a  mixed question of facts and law. I note that the learned District Judge fixed 03.07.2024 for submission of written arguments by the parties and for hearing the case. In  my view,  the learned Judge should  not  have rejected the application filed by the Sheltech, rather he should have kept  the  same  with  records  to  consider  the  same  and  decide  the question of limitation at the time of final hearing of the miscellaneous case. The learned Advocates of both sides candidly agree on this point.

In view of the above, the operative part of the order dated 28.05.2024 passed by the learned District Judge, Dhaka in Arbitration Miscellaneous Case No.321 of 2023 so far as it relates to rejection of the application dated 30.01.2024 filed by award recipient Sheltech for dismissal of the arbitration case on sole ground of limitation is set aside. The said application dated 30.01.2024 is treated as being kept with the records of the miscellaneous case. The learned District Judge is directed to dispose of the arbitration miscellaneous case forthwith preferably within 3(three) months from the date of receipt of this judgment and order. At the time of final disposal of the miscellaneous case, the learned District Judge shall consider the application filed by the  Sheltech  to  dismiss  the  miscellaneous  case  on  ground  of maintainability as being barred by limitation on the attending facts and circumstances of the case and in accordance with law along with other issues.

With above observations and directions, the Rule is disposed of.

Mazhar, BO