Indian Partnership Act, 1932

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

Section - 2 - Definitions

Section - 3 - Application of provisions of Act 9 of 1872

Section - 4 - Definition of "partnership", "partner", "firm" and "firm name"

Section - 5 - Partnership not created by status

Section - 6 - Mode of determining 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

Section - 18 - Partner to be agent of the firm

Section - 19 - Implied authority of partner as agent of the firm

Section - 20 - Extension and restriction of partner's implied authority

Section - 21 - Partner's authority in an emergency

Section - 22 - Mode of doing act to bind 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 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 estate of 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 change in 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 - Rights 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 debts and of 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 firm property

Section - 54 - Agreements in restraint of trade

Section - 55 - Sale of goodwill after dissolution

Section - 56 - Power to exempt from application of this Chapter

Section - 57 - Appointment of Registrars

Section - 58 - Application for registration

Section - 59 - 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 - Repeal

Section - 74 - Savings

SCH I - MAXIMUM FEES

SCH II - ENACTMENT REPEALED

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