https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290600 A partnership firm has no separate legal personality apart from its partners, so it cannot itself be treated as a contracting person for partnership purposes; however, an agreement made by the partners jointly or through an authorised agent remains effective, and the use of the firm name does not by itself invalidate the transaction. Order 30 of the Code of Civil Procedure also permits partners to sue in the firm name as a procedural matter, provided the real parties in interest are the partners and the plaint is signed by an authorised person. On that basis, the suit was maintainable in principle and the matter was remanded for disposal according to law. en-us Wed, 22 Sep 1937 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290600 A partnership firm has no separate legal personality apart from its partners, so it cannot itself be treated as a contracting person for partnership purposes; however, an agreement made by the partners jointly or through an authorised agent remains effective, and the use of the firm name does not by itself invalidate the transaction. Order 30 of the Code of Civil Procedure also permits partners to sue in the firm name as a procedural matter, provided the real parties in interest are the partners and the plaint is signed by an authorised person. On that basis, the suit was maintainable in principle and the matter was remanded for disposal according to law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 22 Sep 1937 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290600