Purushottam & Anr vs Shivraj Fine Art Litho Works & Ors

The Supreme Court held that Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act prohibits an unregistered firm from filing a suit to enforce a right arising from a contract. The Court found that the plaintiffs, being an unregistered firm at the time of filing the suit, could not maintain the action against the registered defendant firm. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's decision to dismiss the suit, affirming that the registration of the partnership occurred after the suit was filed, thus rendering the suit non-maintainable.