LawgistThe Indian Partnership Act
25Liability of a partner for acts of the firm
Every partner is liable, jointly with all the other partners and also severally, for all acts of the firm done while he is a partner.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872
- 4 Definition of “partnership”, “partner”, “firm” and “firm name”
- 5 Partnership not created by status
- 6 Mode of determining existence of partnership
- 7 Partnership at will
- 8 Particular partnership
- 9 General duties of partners
- 10 Duty to indemnify for loss caused by fraud
- 11 Determination of rights and duties of partners by contract between the partners
- 12 The conduct of the business
- 13 Mutual rights and liabilities
- 14 The property of the firm
- 15 Application of the property of the firm
- 16 Personal profits earned by partners
- 17 Rights and duties of partners— after a change in the firm, after the expiry of the term of the firm, and where additional undertakings are carried ou
- 18 Partner to be agent of the firm
- 19 Implied authority of partner as agent of the firm
- 20 Extension and restriction of partner’s implied authority
- 21 Partner’s authority in an emergency
- 22 Mode of doing act to bind firm
- 23 Effect of admissions by a partner.
- 24 Effect of notice to acting partner
- 25 Liability of a partner for acts of the firm
- 26 Liability of the firm for wrongful acts of a partner
- 27 Liability of firm for misapplication by partners
- 28 Holding out
- 29 Rights of transferee of a partner ’s interest
- 30 Minors admitted to the benefits of partnership
- 31 Introduction of a partner
- 32 Retirement of a partner
- 33 Expulsion of a partner
- 34 Insolvency of a partner
- 35 Liability of estate of deceased partner
- 36 Rights of outgoing partner to carry on competing business
- 37 Right of outgoing partner in certain cases to share subsequent profits
- 38 Revocation of continuing guarantee by change in firm
- 39 Dissolution of a firm
- 40 Dissolution by agreement
- 41 Compulsory dissolution
- 42 Dissolution on the happening of certain contingencies
- 43 Dissolution by notice of partnership at will
- 44 Dissolution by the Court
- 45 Liability for acts of partners done after dissolution
- 46 Right of partners to have business wound up after dissolution
- 47 Continuing authority of partners for purposes of winding up
- 48 Mode of settlement of accounts between partners
- 49 Payment of firm debts and of separate debts
- 50 Personal profits earned after dissolution
- 51 Return of premium on premature dissolution
- 52 Rights where partnership contract is rescinded for fraud or misrepresentation
- 53 Right to restrain from use of firm name or firm property
- 54 Agreements in restraint of trade
- 55 Sale of goodwill after dissolution
- 56 Power to exempt from application of this Chapter
- 57 Appointment of Registrars
- 58 Application for registration
- 59 Registration
- 60 Recording of alterations in firm name and principal place of business
- 61 Noting of closing and opening of branches
- 62 Noting of changes in names and addresses of partners
- 63 Recording of changes in and dissolution of a firm
- 64 Rectification of mistakes
- 65 Amendment of Register by order of Court
- 66 Inspection of Register and filed documents
- 67 Grant of copies
- 68 Rules of evidence
- 69 Effect of non-registration
- 70 Penalty for furnishing false particulars
- 71 Power to make rules
- 72 Mode of giving public notice
- 73 [Repealed.]
- 74 Savings
