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1. Whether a firm can maintain a suit for dissolution of partnership and rendition of accounts. 2. Determination of the accounting party in a partnership suit. 3. Fixing the date of dissolution of the partnership. Analysis: Issue 1: The case involved a dispute regarding the ability of a firm to sue for dissolution of partnership. The defendants contended that a firm cannot maintain such a suit. The court referred to previous judgments, including Seodayal Khemka v. Joharmull Manmull, Brojo Lal v. Budh Nath, Basanti Bibi v. Babu Lal, and Kader Bux v. Bukt Behari, to establish that a firm is not a legal entity capable of being a partner in another firm. However, once the partners of a firm are declared under Order 30, Rule 2, Civil P.C., a suit for dissolution can proceed. The court held that as long as the partners were disclosed and were partners at the time of the cause of action, they could proceed with the suit under their firm name. Issue 2: Regarding the determination of the accounting party, the court noted that while it is desirable for the court to decide this issue when passing a preliminary decree, it can provide instructions later to facilitate the process. In this case, the Subordinate Judge had initiated the process of determining the accounting party, and thus, there was no need for immediate interference. The court emphasized that all transactions conducted in good faith for the partnership until the completion of the work should be considered for the final settlement of claims. Issue 3: The defendants also challenged the Subordinate Judge's decision to fix the date of dissolution of the partnership as 31st March. The court, however, agreed with the lower court that all transactions until the completion of the work should be considered for the final settlement. Therefore, the court directed that transactions conducted in good faith for the partnership until the completion of the work should be taken into account for the final settlement of claims, without interfering with the date of dissolution. The appeal was dismissed, and no order was made regarding the costs of the appeal.
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