Indian Partnership Act, 1932
16. Personal profits earned by partners
Subject to contract between the partners-
- if a partner derives any profit for himself from any transaction of the
firm, or from the use of the property or business connection of the firm or the
firm name, he shall account for that profit and pay it to the firm;
- if a partner carries on any business of the same nature as and competing
with that of the firm, he shall account for and pay to the firm all profits made
by him in that business.