Supreme Court of India

Syndicate Bank v. M/s. R.S.R. Engineering Works and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 213
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and K.G. Balakrjshnan JJ.
Decided 9 May 2003

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Indian Partnership Act, 1932; Section 32: Partnership firm-liabilities of retiring partners against third party-Held: Jn the absence of an agreement between third party, new firm and retiring partners discharging retiring partners from liabilities or notice thereof by the retiring partners, their liabilities to third party continue. Creditor adopting reconstituted firm/new firm as debtor-Rights against the old firm-Held. Such an act of adoption of new firm as debtor does not deprive the creditor enforcing his rights against the old firm particularly when there existed no fresh agreement

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