The applicant applied for orders lifting attachment and stay of execution of arbitrator’s award. It was submitted that if the execution was not stayed, the applicant would suffer irreparable loss because; it would not be possible to recover the amount paid in execution thereof due to uncertainty of the Respondent’s physical address. The Application was opposed by the Respondent. The Applicant submitted that the verification clause of the counter affidavit in objection to the application was not signed by the deponent. For that reason, the learned Counsel filed a notice of preliminary objection to the effect that the counter-affidavit was defective because of lack of the dependent’s signature in the jurat of attestation. He argued that the defect renders the counter-affidavit defective. He contended thus that the application remained unopposed and should therefore be granted.