https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198403 A pending mesne profits claim is not a "debt" under the Bengal Agricultural Debtors Act because the expression requires an existing, ascertainable liability in the ordinary legal sense. Mesne profits were treated as damages or compensation for trespass, and no debt arises until a final decree fixes a definite sum. The Act was read as dealing with specific, liquidated demands capable of being stated and settled before the Board. On that basis, the civil court was justified in refusing a stay under Section 34, since the claim was not within the class of debts contemplated by the statute. en-us Mon, 24 Feb 1941 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:28:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198403 A pending mesne profits claim is not a "debt" under the Bengal Agricultural Debtors Act because the expression requires an existing, ascertainable liability in the ordinary legal sense. Mesne profits were treated as damages or compensation for trespass, and no debt arises until a final decree fixes a definite sum. The Act was read as dealing with specific, liquidated demands capable of being stated and settled before the Board. On that basis, the civil court was justified in refusing a stay under Section 34, since the claim was not within the class of debts contemplated by the statute. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Feb 1941 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198403