Section - 17 - Indian Partnership Act, 1932

Section - 17 - Rights and duties of partners

Rights and duties of partners

17. Subject to contract between the partners-

(a)	-	after a change in the firm-where a change occurs in the constitution of a firm, the mutual rights and duties of the partners in the reconstituted firm remain the same as they were immediately before the change, as far as may be;
(b)	-	after the expiry of the term of the firm, and-where a firm constituted for a fixed term continues to carry on business after the expiry of that term, the mutual rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were before the expiry, so far as they may be consistent with the incidents of partnership at will; and
(c)	-	where additional undertakings are carried out-where a firm constituted to carry out one or more adventures or undertakings carries out other adventures or undertakings are the same as those in respect of the original adventures or undertakings.