Indian Partnership Act, 1932

Indian Partnership Act Latest News

The Supreme Court of India, in a recent ruling, reaffirmed the mandatory nature of Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, ruling that partners of unregistered firms cannot enforce contractual rights against one another.

About Indian Partnership Act, 1932

• It is a comprehensive law that defines a partnership, its formation, its rights, and its dissolution. 
• The Act is based on the English Partnership Act, 1890.
• It is applicable to the whole of India.
• This Act is applicable to all types of partnerships, except for those formed for charitable purposes.
• The Act defines partnership as the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all.
• It provides for the mutual rights and duties of partners, registration of firms, dissolution of the firm, and settlement of disputes among partners. 
• The partnership deed is the most crucial document which is used to determine the rights and obligations of partners in the firm.
• The Act also lays down provisions for the rights of minor partners and their liabilities. 

Indian Partnership Act Latest FAQs

Q1. What is the limit of partnership in India?

Ans. The maximum no of partners in a partnership firm is determined by the Companies Act 2013 (section 464), which allows up to 100 as the maximum no of partners in partnership firms.

Q2. What is Section 69 of the Partnership Act?

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Ans. Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 deals with the consequences of the non-registration of a partnership firm. 

Q3. What are the four types of partnerships?

Ans. General partnership, Limited partnership, Limited liability partnership, Limited liability limited partnership.

Q4. Who is an active partner?

Ans. An active partner is an invested person who is involved in the daily operations of the partnership.

Source: LT