Al Ghazi Tractors face litigation

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

A single bench of the High Court of Sindh has issued notice to Al Ghazi Tractors, through its Chief Executive/Managing Director, for appearance on March 24 in connection with a suit filed by Owaisuddin Ahmed, proprietor of Emen Engineering and Fabrication Works. 

In his petition, the plaintiff has sought the court to order and decree against Al Ghazi Tractors for payment of differential balance amounting to over PKR 4.76 million for the original equipment and parts and components supplied during the period from November 2017 to October 2018. 

He also sought the court to declare that plaintiffs are entitled to an uninterrupted and unimpeded manufacturing, sale and marketing of their original equipment parts and components of tractors. 

It was prayed that the defendants be permanently restrained from interfering in their trade and business and the court was requested to order award recovery amounting to over Rs 4.78 million for the original equipment and components supplied to Al Ghazi Tractors and also award damages against the defendants in the sum of PKR 500 million for inter-alia loss of business, reputation, mental stress. 

Meanwhile, Farina Owais, CEO of Emen Engineering, has also filed a complaint before the Sindh Human Rights Commission alleging harassment, character assassination accusing false and fabricated allegations against MD and CEO and others of Al-Ghazi Tractors 

She alleged that the opponents were harassing her to sell out property to them at the lowest amount and were mentally torturing her. She prayed to the Commission for providing safety of woman dignity, life and property from opponents.