https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471113 Section 69(3) of the Indian Partnership Act bars an unregistered firm from enforcing contractual rights through suits, set-off claims, or other proceedings. It does not prevent defendants from raising a purely defensive plea in a written statement that disputed property is jointly owned by the parties as partners. Contesting the plaintiff's exclusive title without seeking affirmative relief is neither a proceeding under Section 69(3) nor enforcement of a contractual right. Consequently, a plea based on joint ownership through an unregistered partnership cannot be struck out on that ground. en-us Tue, 13 Jul 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:56:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471113 Section 69(3) of the Indian Partnership Act bars an unregistered firm from enforcing contractual rights through suits, set-off claims, or other proceedings. It does not prevent defendants from raising a purely defensive plea in a written statement that disputed property is jointly owned by the parties as partners. Contesting the plaintiff's exclusive title without seeking affirmative relief is neither a proceeding under Section 69(3) nor enforcement of a contractual right. Consequently, a plea based on joint ownership through an unregistered partnership cannot be struck out on that ground. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Jul 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471113