Penalty for furnishing false particulars
Commencement. 1932-10-01 (except section 69) 1933-10-01
Section 70 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 deals with penalty for furnishing false particulars. Any person who signs any statement, amending statement, notice or intimation under this Chapter containing any particular which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, or containing particulars which he knows to be incomplete or does not believe to be complete, shall be punishable with The Act was enacted on 08 Apr 1932.
Any person who signs any statement, amending statement, notice or intimation under this Chapter containing any particular which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, or containing particulars which he knows to be incomplete or does not believe to be complete, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.
Section 70, The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (Act 9 of 1932).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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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: Referenced in Form A as making false statements in registration application punishable
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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 70
What have the courts held on Section 70 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: Referenced in Form A as making false statements in registration application punishable.
How do I find court cases under Section 70 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 70, section 70 Partnership Act, section 70 of the Indian Partnership Act. People searching for it also type section 70 of indian partnership act. 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 70 of the Indian Partnership Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Maharashtra Partnership Rules, 1989 (1989).
When was Section 70 of the Indian Partnership Act enacted?
Section 70 of the Indian Partnership Act, cited as Partnership Act 70, 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
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