https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=773045 Professional services were proved to have been rendered, but the claimant failed to prove a written mandate or independent evidence of the agreed fee for the disputed assignment. A unilateral invoice, without itemised or contemporaneously accepted support, was insufficient to establish the full quantified claim, especially where prior dealings suggested lower charges for similar work. In a recovery action, the burden remains on the claimant to prove not only service performance but also the amount recoverable. The court therefore set aside the decree to the extent of the unsupported amount and reassessed the payable professional fee on the evidence actually on record. en-us Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:58:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=773045 Professional services were proved to have been rendered, but the claimant failed to prove a written mandate or independent evidence of the agreed fee for the disputed assignment. A unilateral invoice, without itemised or contemporaneously accepted support, was insufficient to establish the full quantified claim, especially where prior dealings suggested lower charges for similar work. In a recovery action, the burden remains on the claimant to prove not only service performance but also the amount recoverable. The court therefore set aside the decree to the extent of the unsupported amount and reassessed the payable professional fee on the evidence actually on record. Case-Laws IBC Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=773045