https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197535 A legal set-off must be pleaded in the written statement as an ascertained sum of money legally recoverable from the plaintiff, and court-fee is payable on the full amount claimed. A claim for commission based on reduction of losses was uncertain and required accounts, so it could not qualify as set-off; the separate claim for an ascertained amount was also not properly framed for legal set-off. Even if treated as an equitable set-off, the court could refuse it where the claim required a prolonged enquiry. The plea was therefore not maintainable in the suit, and the defendant was left to pursue a separate proceeding. en-us Fri, 13 Oct 1939 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:33:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197535 A legal set-off must be pleaded in the written statement as an ascertained sum of money legally recoverable from the plaintiff, and court-fee is payable on the full amount claimed. A claim for commission based on reduction of losses was uncertain and required accounts, so it could not qualify as set-off; the separate claim for an ascertained amount was also not properly framed for legal set-off. Even if treated as an equitable set-off, the court could refuse it where the claim required a prolonged enquiry. The plea was therefore not maintainable in the suit, and the defendant was left to pursue a separate proceeding. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Oct 1939 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197535