State Timber Corporation v. Moiz Goh (Pvt) Ltd. – sllr 2000 volume 2 page 316

In the case between State Timber Corporation and Moiz Goh (Pvt) Ltd., the court addressed the issue of whether the District Court retained jurisdiction to hear and enforce an arbitral award filed under the Civil Procedure Code despite the enactment of the Arbitration Act, and whether the enforcement of such awards constitutes part of the arbitration proceedings. It was held that the District Court possesses such jurisdiction due to the saving clause in the new Arbitration Act, which preserves the applicability of the prior law to arbitration proceedings commenced before the Act’s effective date. The court reaffirmed the principle that enforcement of an arbitral award is integral to arbitration proceedings and must adhere to natural justice. The decision referred to relevant statutory provi