Supreme Court of India · 2007-12-14
Soni Dineshbhai Manilal And Others vs Jagjivan Mulchand Chokshi
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2008 SUPREME COURT 887
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Soni Dineshbhai Manilal And Others
- Respondent
- Jagjivan Mulchand Chokshi
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- S.B. Sinha, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the dissolution of a partnership firm under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, specifically examining the rights of partners in relation to the distribution of shares. The Court upheld the previous findings regarding the shares of the parties, affirming that the respondent was entitled to 56% and the appellants' father to 44% of the partnership assets. The Court also ruled on the admissibility of the Court Commissioner's report in the final decree proceedings, emphasizing the importance of allowing parties to contest the accounts submitted.