Indian Partnership Act, 1932 · Chapter IV: Relations of Partners to Third Parties
Section 18: Partner to be agent of the firm
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a partner is the agent of the firm for the purposes of the business of the firm.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 18
- Asha Chhatwal v. Surendra Kohli and Ors
- Anju Khanna & Ors v. State(Govt of NCT of Delhi) & Anr
- Indian Railwaycatering and Tourism Corporation Ltd v. M/S Goel and Goel
- Sanganer Dal and Flour Mill v. F.C.I. And. Ors.
- Narcinva v. Kamat and Anr. Etc. v. Alfredo Antonio Doe Martins and Ors.
- Regional Director Employees State Insurance Corporation Trichur v. Ramanuja Match Industries
- K. D. Kamath & Co. v. C.I.T., Bangalore
- Prem Ballabh Khulbe v. Mathura Datt Bhatt