bills submitted by the
appellant/petitioner. The respondent had admittedly withheld payment of 108
bills. To recover such money due and payable ... categorically stated on oath that
"The Railway Administration has withheld payment in relation to 108 bills
submitted by the respondent (in the instant appeal
account" in the debtors' book or that the debtor withheld payment on account of pending dispute, cannot be held to mean that
other separated members, and if they realized the debts and withheld payment to the others the claim of those who were thus deprived of their
cesses in respect of their own share. They intentionally withheld payment so that the property might be brought to sale : they must accordingly be deemed
Southern Railway. It is also an admitted fact that the defendant withheld payment of Rs. 2,66,755.50 p. payable by the defendant ... deducted in respect of "JAGJANANI".
12. As the defendant withheld payment of such a large sum of money and insisted on its alleged
compulsory exaction of money by a public authority for public purposes, the payment of which is enforced by law. Penalty is ordinarily levied ... compensatory in character and is imposed on an assessee, who has withheld payment of any tax as and when it is due and payable
when the non-delivery and short-delivery were discovered the defendant withheld payment in respect of the two consignments. Under the circumstances the defendant denied ... which payment had been made in respect of the two consignments but no payment had been made rather payments were withheld in respect
except the sum of Rs. 50,000/- the payment of which would be withheld for a fortnight from the date of the payment ... paragraph 5 of the plaint the sum of Rs. 50,000/-withheld from payment was payable within a fortnight from the date of payment
arbitrary. In my view the Railways have without any reason withheld payment and they should refund the amount to the petitioner with interest. The Supreme
other hand, when there is denial of liability and by reason thereof payment is not made by a party from whom demand is made ... other side withheld payment on the plea that a sum of Rs. 10,625/- was due to the Union under another contract between the parties
