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Sir Sundar Singh Majithia vs The Commissioner Of Income-Tax on 4 June, 1942

The first question, therefore, is whether the benamidar of a person can be a partner of a firm. Under S. 2(6B) of the Act, "firm", "partner" and "partnership" have the same meanings respectively as in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (IX of 1932) : provided that the expression "partner" includes any person who being a minor has been admitted to the benefits of partnership. Under S. 4 of the Indian Partnership Act, "Partnership" is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any of them acting for all. If the partnership is genuine, as it is held in the present case, it follows that the 4 partners mentioned in the partnership deed must be held to have agreed to share the profits of the business carried on by them in the manner specified in the document. Indeed, in the present case the Instrument of Partnership and the application for registration contain clear recitals that the 4 partners have clear and definite shares in the profits of the firm. The Judicial Committee in Sir Sundar Singh Majithia v. Commissioner of income-tax, C.P. & U.P. (1) posed the question that arises for consideration of the Income-tax Officer under s. 26A of the Act. Sir George Rankin, speaking for the Board, said :
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