Indian Partnership Act, 1958

Section 1

Short title, extent, and commencement

Section 2

Definitions

Section 3

Application of provisions of the Act

Section 4

Definition of partnership, partner, firm, and firm name

Section 5

Partnership not created by status

Section 6

Mode of determining the existence of partnership

Section 7

Partnership at will

Section 8

Particular partnership

Section 9

General duties of partners

Section 10

Duty to indemnify for loss caused by fraud

Section 11

Determination of rights and duties of partners by contract between the partners

Section 12

The conduct of the business

Section 13

Mutual rights and liabilities

Section 14

The property of the firm

Section 15

Application of the property of the firm

Section 16

Personal profits earned by partners

Section 17

Rights and duties of partners after a change in the firm

Section 18

Partner as agent of the firm

Section 19

Implied authority of the partner

Section 20

Extension and restriction of partner’s implied authority

Section 21

Partner’s authority in an emergency

Section 22

Mode of doing an act to bind the firm

Section 23

Effect of admissions by a partner

Section 24

Effect of notice to acting partner

Section 25

Liability of a partner for acts of the firm

Section 26

Liability of the firm for wrongful acts of a partner

Section 27

Liability of the firm for misapplication by partners

Section 28

Holding out

Section 29

Rights of transferee of a partner’s interest

Section 30

Minors admitted to the benefits of partnership

Section 31

Introduction of a partner

Section 32

Retirement of a partner

Section 33

Expulsion of a partner

Section 34

Insolvency of a partner

Section 35

Liability of the estate of a deceased partner

Section 36

Rights of outgoing partner to carry on competing business

Section 37

Right of outgoing partner in certain cases to share subsequent profits

Section 38

Revocation of continuing guarantee by a change in the firm

Section 39

Dissolution of a firm

Section 40

Dissolution by agreement

Section 41

Compulsory dissolution

Section 42

Dissolution on the happening of certain contingencies

Section 43

Dissolution by notice of partnership at will

Section 44

Dissolution by the court

Section 45

Liability for acts of partners done after dissolution

Section 46

Right of partners to have business wound up after dissolution

Section 47

Continuing authority of partners for purposes of winding up

Section 48

Mode of settlement of accounts between partners

Section 49

Payment of firm’s debts and separate debts

Section 50

Personal profits earned after dissolution

Section 51

Return of premium on premature dissolution

Section 52

Rights where partnership contract is rescinded for fraud or misrepresentation

Section 53

Right to restrain from use of firm name or property

Section 54

Agreements in restraint of trade

Section 55

Sale of goodwill after dissolution

Section 56

Power to exempt from registration

Section 57

Appointment of Registrars

Section 58

Application for registration

Section 59

Certificate of registration

Section 60

Recording of alterations in firm name and principal place of business

Section 61

Noting of closing and opening of branches

Section 62

Noting of changes in names and addresses of partners

Section 63

Recording of changes in and dissolution of a firm

Section 64

Rectification of mistakes

Section 65

Amendment of Register by order of court

Section 66

Inspection of Register and filed documents

Section 67

Grant of copies

Section 68

Rules of evidence

Section 69

Effect of non-registration

Section 70

Penalty for furnishing false particulars

Section 71

Power to make rules

Section 72

Mode of giving public notice

Section 73

Savings

Section 74

Repeals