Indian Partnership Act, 1932 · Chapter IV: Relations of Partners to Third Parties
Section 26: Liability of the firm for wrongful acts of a partner
Where, by the wrongful act or omission of a partner acting in the ordinary course of the business of a firm, or with the authority of his partners, loss or injury is caused to any third party, or any penalty is incurred, the firm is liable therefor to the same extent as the partner.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 26
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Dhanasingh Prabhu v. Chandrasekar & Another
Whether the High Court was right in dismissing the complaint on the ground that the name of the partnership firm was not mentioned in the statutory notice issued by the appellant/complainant to the respondents u/s.138…
- Shalimar Paints v. National Marble & Sanitary Store
- Hema Gusain v. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Others