RAJA BHUPENDRA NARAIN SINGHA BAHADUR vs MAHARAJ BAHADUR SINGH AND OTHERS.(Civil Appeals Nos. 68 to

The Supreme Court ruled that a zemindar cannot claim an equitable set-off against mesne profits owed to a patnidar for amounts due as rent, revenue, and cesses that accrued after the delivery of possession. The Court established that the two claims arise from different transactions: the patnidar's claim stems from the zemindar's wrongful act of trespass, while the zemindar's claim arises from the landlord-tenant relationship. Thus, the zemindar's attempt to set off these amounts was not maintainable under the law.