PARTNERSHIP.

No. 1 of 1897.

$39

(2) In the last-mentioned case the partnership is dissolved as from the date mentioned in the notice as the date of dissolution, or, if no date is so mentioned, as from the date of the communication of the notice.

33.-(1) Subject to any agreement between the partners, every partnership is dissolved as regards all the partners by the death or bankruptcy of any partner.

(2) A partnership may, at the option of the other partners, be dissolved if any partner suffers his share of the partnership property to be charged under this Ordinance for his separate debt.

24. A partnership is in every case dissolved by the happening of any event which makes it unlawful for the business of the firm to be carried on or for the members of the firm to carry it on in partnership.

35. On application by a partner, the Court may decree a dissolution of the partnership in any of the following cases:--

(1) when a partner is found lunatic by inquisition, or is shown, to the satisfaction of the Court, to be of permanently unsound mind, in either of which cases the application may be made as well on behalf of that partner by his committee, or next friend, or person having title to intervene as by any other partner;

(2) when a partner, other than the partner suing, becomes in any other way permanently incapable of performing his part of the partnership contract;

(3) when a partner, other than the partner suing, has been guilty of such conduct as, in the opinion of the Court, regard being had to the nature of the business, is calculated to prejudicially affect the carrying on of the business;

(4) when a partner, other than the partner suing, wilfully or persistently commits a breach of the partnership agreement or otherwise so conducts himself in matters relating to the partnership business that it is not reasonably practicable for the other partner or partners to carry on the business in partnership with him;

(5) when the business of the partnership can only be carried on at a loss;

* As amended by No. 8 of 1912.

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