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Indian Partnership Act, 1932
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Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - The Nature of Partnership
Chapter III - Relations of Partners to One Another
- Section 9General duties of partners
- Section 10Duty to indemnify for loss caused by fraud
- Section 11Determination of rights and duties of partners by contract between the partners
- Section 12The conduct of the business
- Section 13Partners’ mutual rights and liabilities
- Section 14The property of the firm
- Section 15Application of the property of the firm
- Section 16Personal profits earned by partners
- Section 17Rights after changes, expiry or new undertakings
Chapter IV - Relations of Partners to Third Parties
- Section 18Partner to be agent of the firm
- Section 19A partner’s implied authority to bind the firm
- Section 20Extension and restriction of partner's implied authority
- Section 21Partner's authority in an emergency
- Section 22Mode of doing act to bind firm
- Section 23Admissions by a partner as evidence
- Section 24Notice to a partner who acts in the business
- Section 25Liability of a partner for acts of the firm
- Section 26Firm liability for a partner’s wrongful acts
- Section 27Firm liability for misapplied money or property
- Section 28Holding out as a partner
- Section 29Rights of a transferee of a partner’s interest
- Section 30Minors admitted to partnership benefits
Chapter V - Incoming and Outgoing Partners
- Section 31Introduction of a new partner
- Section 32Retirement and continuing liability of a partner
- Section 33Expulsion of a partner
- Section 34Insolvency of a partner
- Section 35Liability of a deceased partner’s estate
- Section 36Competing business by an outgoing partner
- Section 37Outgoing partner’s share of subsequent profits
- Section 38Continuing guarantees after a change in firm
Chapter VI - Dissolution of a Firm
- Section 39Dissolution of a firm
- Section 40Dissolution by agreement
- Section 41Compulsory dissolution
- Section 42Dissolution on the happening of certain contingencies
- Section 43Dissolution by notice of partnership at will
- Section 44Dissolution by the Court
- Section 45Liability for acts after dissolution
- Section 46Right to winding up and distribution of surplus
- Section 47Continuing authority for winding up
- Section 48Settlement of accounts after dissolution
- Section 49Firm debts and partners’ separate debts
- Section 50Personal profits after dissolution on death
- Section 51Return of premium on early dissolution
- Section 52Rights after rescission for fraud or misrepresentation
- Section 53Restraining use of firm name and property
- Section 54Reasonable trade restraints on dissolution
- Section 55Sale of goodwill and rights after dissolution
Chapter VII - Registration of Firms
- Section 56Exemption from registration provisions
- Section 57Appointment of Registrars
- Section 58Application for registration
- Section 59Registration
- Section 60Alterations in firm name and principal place of business
- Section 61Closing and opening of branches
- Section 62Changes in names and addresses of partners
- Section 63Changes in constitution and dissolution of a firm
- Section 64Rectification of mistakes
- Section 65Amendment of Register by order of Court
- Section 66Inspection of Register and filed documents
- Section 67Grant of copies
- Section 68Rules of evidence
- Section 69Effect of non-registration
- Section 70Penalty for furnishing false particulars
- Section 71Power to make rules
Chapter VIII - Supplemental
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