PRABHU SHANKAR JAISWAL vs SHEO NARAIN JAISWAL .

The Supreme Court held that under Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act, a suit to enforce a right arising from a contract cannot be instituted by or on behalf of a partner in an unregistered firm against the firm or any partner unless the firm is registered. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that a petition under Section 8 of the Arbitration Act was not maintainable due to the unregistered status of the partnership firm. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling.