The document discusses partnership and dissolution of partnerships under Indian law. It defines a partnership as an agreement between people to share profits from a business. There are two main types of partnerships: general partnerships, where all partners are equally involved and liable, and limited partnerships, where limited partners only contribute capital. Dissolution can occur either through a court order due to issues like a partner's unsound mind or misconduct, or without court interference through agreement, compulsory events, or a partner giving notice. Upon dissolution, the firm's assets must first be used to pay off debts to third parties and any advances to partners, then distributed to partners based on their capital contributions and profit shares.
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The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 was enacted in India in 1932.THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT’ 1932 Section.4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 defines Partnership in the following terms: “ Partnership is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all.”
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General duties of Partners[2]
The Partners shall run the business of the firm to the highest level of common advantage by being true to each other. They have to be accountable to one another and provide complete information of all the aspects of the firm , to any other partner or their legal representatives.
Duty of indemnification
Each partner shall indemnify the firm for any loss that occurred due to a fraud, in the conduct of the business.
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WINDING UP of COMPANY, Modes of DissolutionKHURRAMWALI
Winding up, also known as liquidation, refers to the legal and financial process of dissolving a company. It involves ceasing operations, selling assets, settling debts, and ultimately removing the company from the official business registry.
Here's a breakdown of the key aspects of winding up:
Reasons for Winding Up:
Insolvency: This is the most common reason, where the company cannot pay its debts. Creditors may initiate a compulsory winding up to recover their dues.
Voluntary Closure: The owners may decide to close the company due to reasons like reaching business goals, facing losses, or merging with another company.
Deadlock: If shareholders or directors cannot agree on how to run the company, a court may order a winding up.
Types of Winding Up:
Voluntary Winding Up: This is initiated by the company's shareholders through a resolution passed by a majority vote. There are two main types:
Members' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is solvent (has enough assets to pay off its debts) and shareholders will receive any remaining assets after debts are settled.
Creditors' Voluntary Winding Up: The company is insolvent and creditors will be prioritized in receiving payment from the sale of assets.
Compulsory Winding Up: This is initiated by a court order, typically at the request of creditors, government agencies, or even by the company itself if it's insolvent.
Process of Winding Up:
Appointment of Liquidator: A qualified professional is appointed to oversee the winding-up process. They are responsible for selling assets, paying off debts, and distributing any remaining funds.
Cease Trading: The company stops its regular business operations.
Notification of Creditors: Creditors are informed about the winding up and invited to submit their claims.
Sale of Assets: The company's assets are sold to generate cash to pay off creditors.
Payment of Debts: Creditors are paid according to a set order of priority, with secured creditors receiving payment before unsecured creditors.
Distribution to Shareholders: If there are any remaining funds after all debts are settled, they are distributed to shareholders according to their ownership stake.
Dissolution: Once all claims are settled and distributions made, the company is officially dissolved and removed from the business register.
Impact of Winding Up:
Employees: Employees will likely lose their jobs during the winding-up process.
Creditors: Creditors may not recover their debts in full, especially if the company is insolvent.
Shareholders: Shareholders may not receive any payout if the company's debts exceed its assets.
Winding up is a complex legal and financial process that can have significant consequences for all parties involved. It's important to seek professional legal and financial advice when considering winding up a company.
2. CONTENTS
Partnership
Dissolution
Types of partnerships
Modes of dissolution
By court orders
Without the intervention of the court
Dissolution of Partnership and Dissolution of Firm
Settlement of accounts between partners
Payment of firm debts and separate debts
Debts of firm vs personal debts of the partners
3. PARTNERSHIP
As per the Indian PartnershipAct of 1932,
Partnership is the relation between persons who have
agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of
them acting for all.
A partnership is a strategic alliance or relationship between two or
more people. Partnerships can be formal, where each party's roles
and obligations are spelled out in a written agreement, or
informal, where the roles and obligations are assumed or agreed
to verbally.
A partnership firm is at times reconstituted with a change in
partners.This happens either through a retirement or an
admission of one or more partners, with some of the existing
partners continuing. In such a case, for purposes of taxation, the
same partnership firm is regarded as having continued with a
change in constitution. Even if the change has occurred in the
middle of a year, only one assessment is made for the year on the
firm on its income for the entire year.
4. TYPESOF
PARTNERSHIPS
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
A general partnership consists of two or more people who go into
business together and share in the profits.The general partners are
each involved in the business operations and share liability on the
business obligations.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
A limited partnership consists of one or more general partners and
at least one limited partner.The limited partners contribute capital
to the business, but do not get involved in the everyday functions
and have only a limited liability.
A silent partner is one who still shares in d profits and losses of the
business, but who is uninvolved in its management, and/or whose
association with the business is not publicly known.
5. DISSOLUTION
Section 39 of the Indian PartnershipAct, provides that “the
dissolution of the partnership between all the partners of a firm is
called the dissolution of a firm.”
If one or more partners bring the dissolution but the business is
not brought to a close, then it is called a dissolution of a
partnership.The remaining partners continue the firm’s business.
It may so happen that instead of a retirement and/or admission of
partners, the existing partnership firm may be dissolved by
executing a deed of dissolution, and a fresh firm is set up under a
deed of partnership, which includes some or all of the partners of
the earlier firm, and which takes over all or some of the assets and
business of the earlier firm.
7. BYORDEROF
THECOURT
A partner may apply to the court for getting the firm dissolved. On getting
such application by any of the partner the court may proceed to order the
dissolution of the firm in the following circumstances:
If any of the partner becomes of unsound mind.
If a partner, other than the partner filing the suit is guilty of intentionally
and persistently committing a breach of the partnership agreement.
If a partner, other than the partner filing the suit has transferred whole of
his interest in the firm to a third party without the consent of the other
partners.
If a partner, other than the partner filing the suit is guilty of misconduct.
If a partner, other than the partner filing the suit has become disabled to
perform his duties as a partner.
If the court is satisfied that the business of the firm cannot be carried on
except a loss.
10. MODEOF
SETTLEMENT
OF
ACCOUNTS
BETWEEN
PARTNERS
Section 48 of the PartnershipAct provides the following rules:
Losses, including deficiencies of capital, shall be paid first out of
profits, next out of capital and, lastly, if necessary, by the partners
individually in the proportion in which they were entitled to share
profits.
The assets of the firm, including any sums contributed by the
partners to make up deficiencies of capital, shall be applied in the
following manner and order:-
In paying the debts of the firm to third parties.
In paying to each partner rateably what is due to him from
the firm for advances as distinguished from capital.
In paying to each partner rateably what is due to him on
account of capital and
The residue, if any shall be divided among the partners in the
proportions in which they were entitled to share profits.
11. PAYMENT
OF FIRM
DEBTS
AND
SEPARATE
DEBTS
Where there are joint debts due from the firm, and also separate
debts due from any partner, the property of the firm shall be applied
in the first instance in payment of the debts of the firm, and if there
is any surplus, him.The separate property of any partner shall be
applied first in the payment of his separate debts and the surplus ( if
any) in the payment of the debts of the firm.
12. DEBTSOF
FIRM
VERSUS
PERSONAL
DEBTSOF
PARTNERS
• If assets of the firm are not sufficient to pay off the firm’s
creditors, the partners may be required to make contributions
because of the unlimited nature of the liability of the partner.
• In such a case, the partner will have the right to apply his personal
assets in paying off his personal debts first.
• Thereafter, the remaining surplus of personal assets will be used
for making his contribution to satisfy the unsettled portion of
outside creditors.
• It is to be further noted that personal assets of the partner are
individually owned assets excluding the personal property of wife
(Streedhan).