Application for registration
Commencement. 1932-10-01 (except section 69) 1933-10-01
Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 deals with application for registration. The registration of a firm may be effected at any time by sending by post or delivering to the Registrar of the area in which any place of business of the firm is situated or proposed to be situated, a statement in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee, stating-- (a) the firm nam The Act was enacted on 08 Apr 1932.
(1) The registration of a firm may be effected at any time by sending by post or delivering to the Registrar of the area in which any place of business of the firm is situated or proposed to be situated, a statement in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee, stating--
(a) the firm name,
(b) the place or principal place of business of the firm,
(c) the names of any other places where the firm carries on business,
(d) the date when each partner joined the firm,
(e) the names in full and permanent addresses of the partners, and
(f) the duration of the firm.
The statement shall be signed by all the partners, or by their agents specially authorised in this behalf.
(2) Each person signing the statement shall also verify it in the manner prescribed.
(3) A firm name shall not contain any of the following words, namely:--
"Crown", "Emperor", "Empress", "Empire", "Imperial", "King", "Queen", "Royal", or words expressing or implying the sanction, approval or patronage of 1*** Government 2***,except 3[when the State Government] signifies 4[its] consent to the use of such words as part of the firm name by order in writing 5***
STATE AMENDMENTS
Goa, Daman and Diu.--
The Government of Goa is hereby pleased to levy a non-refundable processing fee of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) for processing the documents for registration of Partnership Firm under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (Central Act 9 of 1932).
This Order shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of April, 2017.
(Published in the Official Gazette Series I No. 52 (Extraordinary-2) dated 31-3-2017) (w.e.f. 8-5-2017- LD(Estt.) (C)/407 dated 31-3-2017)
Uttarakhand.--
Substitution of section 58.--In the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) section 58 shall be substituted as follows, namely:--
58. Application for registration.--(1) The registration of a firm may be effected at any time by uploading on the website following statement in the prescribed online form and accompanied with prescribed fees to the Registrar of the area in which any place of business of the firm is situated or proposed to be situated, stating.--
(a) the firm name,
(b) the place or principal place of business of the firm,
(c) the names of any other places where the firm carries on business,
(d) the date when each partner joined the firm,
(e) the names in full and permanent addresses of the partners, and
(f) the duration of the film.
The statement shall be digitally signed by all the partners or by their agents specially authorized in this behalf.
(2) The applicant, signing the statement shall also upload to the website, verifying the statement recorded in the online format mentioned in sub-section (1), verifying it in the affidavit certified by the Notary on the non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 10/.
(3) The desired enclosed shall also be uploaded on website, by the applicant.
(4) A firm name shall not contain the word Union, State, Land Mortgage, Land development, Cooperative, Gandhi, Reserve Bank or any of the words expressing or implying the sanction, approval or patronage of Government, except when the State Government signifies its consent to the use of such words as part of the firm name by order in writing.
(5) The prescribed fee of registration shall be submitted online after the online approval given by the Registrar.
(6) After submitting the prescribed registration fee the digitally signed registration certificate may be downloaded from the website by the applicant.
[Vide Uttarakhand Act 5 of 2019, s. 2]
Section 58, The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (Act 9 of 1932).
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Related judgements & precedents
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Sharad Vasant Kotak vs Ramniklal Mohanlal Chawda
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When a registered partnership firm undergoes reconstitution due to the death of a partner and the induction of a replacement partner, the reconstitution does not dissolve the original registered firm and does not require fresh registration. The original registration continues to be valid. A suit for dissolution and accounts of the firm can be maintained if (1) the firm was originally registered, and (2) the person suing is shown in the Register of Firms as a partner in that registered firm. Non-compliance with the requirement to notify the Registrar of changes in firm constitution (Sections 61, 62, 63) attracts penalties under Section 69A but does not invalidate the registration or bar the maintainability of suits under Section 69(2A). For purposes of Section 69(2A), the partnership firm means the firm as found in the Certificate of Registration, and partners are those found in the Register of Firms.
On this section: Application for registration and Recording of registration - Court examined procedure for initial registration to understand whether fresh registration required after reconstitution
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Judgments citing this section
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… He further submits that the said partnership deed was duly signed and executed by all partners and the same was registered before the Registrar of Firms as per Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act on 11.02.1993 bearing Registration No.53/1993. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner further contends that the Opposite Party No.2 without informing the Petitioner and other partners applied for license before the Opposite Party No.1 to run the Saw Mill and obtained license in the …
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… The relative documents are enclosed with CD-50, comprising five leaves. 44. There is also on record a statement showing the particulars required to be filed by a firm for registration under Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. The statement is a certified copy issued by the Assistant Registrar, Firms, Chits and Societies. It mentions the date of execution of the agreement as 14.09.2007 and the partners as Masood Alam, Ravindra Narayan Singh and Wais Khan. It is, thus, evident that so far as land …
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… 0.jpeg) IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 5757 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: - 1. M/S NAVEENA GRANITES PARTNERSHIP FIRM INCORPORATED U/S 58(1) OF INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT 1932 THILAGAVATHI ILLAM 5-A SOUTH RAILWAY ROAD, DHARMAPURI, TAMIL NADU-636703 AT PRESENT REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER MR P K POUNRAJ. - 2. M/S SATHYA GRANITES NO.176, RAJA RAO STREET KANAKAPURA-562117 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI P K POUNRAJ …
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 58
What have the courts held on Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act?
Sharad Vasant Kotak vs Ramniklal Mohanlal Chawda (17 Dec 1997) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Application for registration and Recording of registration - Court examined procedure for initial registration to understand whether fresh registration required after reconstitution.
How do I find court cases under Section 58 of the Indian 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: Partnership Act 58, section 58 Partnership Act, section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act. People searching for it also type indian partnership act 1932 section 58 1 and indian partnership act 1932 section 58. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Sharad Vasant Kotak vs Ramniklal Mohanlal Chawda (17 Dec 1997).
What should I read with Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Maharashtra Partnership Rules, 1989 (1989).
When was Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act enacted?
Section 58 of the Indian Partnership Act, cited as Partnership Act 58, was enacted on 08 Apr 1932 as Act 9 of 1932. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 30. Minors admitted to the benefits of partnership552 words
- 69. Effect of non-registration515 words
- 44. Dissolution by the Court290 words
- 71. Power to make rules259 words
- 37. Right of outgoing partner in certain cases to share subsequent profits227 words
- 6. Mode of determining existence of partnership210 words
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