Indian Partnership Act, 1932
17. Rights and duties of partners
Subject to contract between the partners-
- after a change in the firm-where a change occurs in the constitution of a
firm, the mutual rights and duties of the partners in the reconstituted
firm remain the same as they were immediately before the change, as far as may be;
- after the expiry of the term of the firm, and - where a firm constituted
for a fixed term continues to carry on business after the expiry of that
term, the mutual rights and duties of the partners remain the same as they were before the expiry,
so far as they may be consistent with the incidents of partnership at will; and
- where additional undertakings are carried out-where a firm
constituted to carry out one or more adventures or undertakings, the mental
rights and duties of the partners in respect of the other adventures or
undertakings are the same as those in respect of the original adventures or
undertakings.