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13. I say and submit that it is evident from the above facts that the petitioners have failed to perform the contract since C/SCA/11391/2020 JUDGMENT DATED: 30/07/2021 inception and are now trying to take advantage a force majeure clause in guise of nationwide lockdown between the 23.03.2020 to 21.05.2020. It is to state that as per clause No.23 of GCC, it has been agreed between the parties that a force majeure shall mean an Act of God, war, civil riots, fire, flood, directly affecting the performance of the contract. Under the said clause it is also to agree that the petitioner was required to give notice in writing for force majeure within 72 hours of beginning of such cause. Whereas in the instance case the lockdown was implemented by official order dated 23.03.2020 which was highly circulated in media and petitioner had claimed such force majeure after expiry of entire lockdown period by letter dated 29.05.2020.