Holding out
Section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 deals with holding out. Any person, who by words spoken or written or by conduct, represents himself, or knowingly permits himself to be represented to be a partner in a limited liability partnership is liable to any person who has on the faith of any such representation given credit to the limited liability partnership, w The Act came into force on 31 Mar 2009.
(1) Any person, who by words spoken or written or by conduct, represents himself, or knowingly permits himself to be represented to be a partner in a limited liability partnership is liable to any person who has on the faith of any such representation given credit to the limited liability partnership, whether the person representing himself or represented to be a partner does or does not know that the representation has reached the person so giving credit:
Provided that where any credit is received by the limited liability partnership as a result of such representation, the limited liability partnership shall, without prejudice to the liability of the person so representing himself or represented to be a partner, be liable to the extent of credit received by it or any financial benefit derived thereon.
(2) Where after a partner's death the business is continued in the same limited liability partnership name, the continued use of that name or of the deceased partner's name as a part thereof shall not of itself make his legal representative or his estate liable for any act of the limited liability partnership done after his death.
Section 29, The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (Act 6 of 2009).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 29
What does Section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act deal with?
Section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act is headed "Holding out". Any person, who by words spoken or written or by conduct, represents himself, or knowingly permits himself to be represented to be a partner in a limited liability partnership is liable to any person who has on the faith of any such representation given credit to the limited liability partnership, w
How do I find court cases under Section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Limited Liability Partnership Act 29, section 29 Limited Liability Partnership Act, section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Notification for Commencement of sections 1 to 29 of LLP (Amendment) Act 2021.final (2022).
When did Section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act come into force?
Section 29 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, cited as Limited Liability Partnership Act 29, came into force on 31 Mar 2009, having been enacted on 07 Jan 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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