https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306701 In a summary suit, a defendant must disclose a plausible or probable defence to obtain unconditional leave to defend. The court found the defence unsupported because the alleged unpaid invoices were not identified, payments were not shown to have been appropriated to any specific bill, and the claimed long implied credit period was commercially untenable. The written balance confirmation was treated as an admission of liability, and the objections to its use were insubstantial. Unconditional leave to defend was therefore refused, and leave was permitted only on deposit of the claimed amount, with default exposing the plaintiff to an ex parte decree. en-us Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 02:49:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306701 In a summary suit, a defendant must disclose a plausible or probable defence to obtain unconditional leave to defend. The court found the defence unsupported because the alleged unpaid invoices were not identified, payments were not shown to have been appropriated to any specific bill, and the claimed long implied credit period was commercially untenable. The written balance confirmation was treated as an admission of liability, and the objections to its use were insubstantial. Unconditional leave to defend was therefore refused, and leave was permitted only on deposit of the claimed amount, with default exposing the plaintiff to an ex parte decree. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306701