https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197534 The Supreme Court allowed the State Government's adjustment claim against the contractor's decretal amount based on specific contractual clauses for final settlement of accounts. However, the Court rejected a separate claim for adjustment under a different contract, finding it did not meet the criteria for an equitable set off. The Court clarified that while set offs beyond Civil Procedure Code provisions are permissible, they must be justified by the case's circumstances. The High Court's decision was modified, directing each party to bear their own costs. en-us Wed, 05 Nov 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:27:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197534 The Supreme Court allowed the State Government's adjustment claim against the contractor's decretal amount based on specific contractual clauses for final settlement of accounts. However, the Court rejected a separate claim for adjustment under a different contract, finding it did not meet the criteria for an equitable set off. The Court clarified that while set offs beyond Civil Procedure Code provisions are permissible, they must be justified by the case's circumstances. The High Court's decision was modified, directing each party to bear their own costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 05 Nov 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197534