Industrial and Commercial Development [Private] Ltd vs International Cement Traders [Pvt] Ltd – SC CHC APPEAL NO.33/2009-2016

In the case between International Cement Traders [Pvt] Ltd and Industrial and Commercial Development [Private] Ltd, the court addressed whether the sale and delivery of cement constituted “goods sold and delivered” under Section 8 of the Prescription Ordinance and whether the claim was barred by prescription. It was held that the action was prescribed, as the claim was filed after the statutory one-year period from the date the debt became due. This decision reaffirmed the principle that claims falling under Section 8 of the Prescription Ordinance require strict compliance with the limitation period for goods sold and delivered. The outcome was reached based on documentary and oral evidence relating to the dates of deliveries and invoices, and by applying established statutory interpretati