Money suit continuing for 20 years to realize consultancy fee

Staff Reporter :
A money suit filed in 2003 against Westmont Power (Bangladesh) Limited, a power company, is still pending before the courts.

Muhammad Iqbal Hussain Sharif, who worked as a consultant of the Westmont Power (Bangladesh) Limited, filed the suit for realizing his consultant fees.

Iqbal Hussain Sharif said, “As the only consultant, on behalf of Westmont Power (Bangladesh) Limited, I obtained permission for two power projects from Bangladesh government on May 17 in 1998.

As per the clause no 4 of the contract, Westmont Company had to pay my consultancy fees of USD 3 million within 30 days from the signing of their contract with the Bangladesh Government which was inked on June 10 in 1998 and also on July 11 in 1998.”

However, the company paid him only about one sixth of the fee after the expiry date of the signed contract and did not want to pay the full fees.