https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291568 Partnership in a joint Hindu family setting depends on proof of agreement, express or implied, and cannot be presumed merely from family connection or coparcenary status. A member may join a firm personally or representatively, but liability of other family members requires evidence of consensus, agency, or adoption of the business by the family; on the facts discussed, defendants 3, 5 and 7 were not shown to be partners. A contract of guarantee likewise requires clear undertaking to answer for another's default; the documents relied on did not prove suretyship, so defendants 8 and 9 were not liable. en-us Tue, 12 Mar 1929 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:47:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291568 Partnership in a joint Hindu family setting depends on proof of agreement, express or implied, and cannot be presumed merely from family connection or coparcenary status. A member may join a firm personally or representatively, but liability of other family members requires evidence of consensus, agency, or adoption of the business by the family; on the facts discussed, defendants 3, 5 and 7 were not shown to be partners. A contract of guarantee likewise requires clear undertaking to answer for another's default; the documents relied on did not prove suretyship, so defendants 8 and 9 were not liable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 12 Mar 1929 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291568