https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471112 Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act restricts an unregistered firm from instituting specified suits and court proceedings to enforce contractual rights, but does not bar a private reference to arbitration. The term "proceedings" in Section 69(3) covers proceedings analogous to suits commenced in court, not an out-of-court arbitral process under a contractual arbitration clause. Without express statutory language removing the contractual right to private dispute resolution, an unregistered firm may validly refer contractual disputes to arbitration, and the resulting arbitral reference and award remain valid. en-us Fri, 12 Aug 1949 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:49:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471112 Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act restricts an unregistered firm from instituting specified suits and court proceedings to enforce contractual rights, but does not bar a private reference to arbitration. The term "proceedings" in Section 69(3) covers proceedings analogous to suits commenced in court, not an out-of-court arbitral process under a contractual arbitration clause. Without express statutory language removing the contractual right to private dispute resolution, an unregistered firm may validly refer contractual disputes to arbitration, and the resulting arbitral reference and award remain valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Aug 1949 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471112