would
continue in the firm only as a sleeping partner, that too only till March,
1994. The company would continue to run the operations ... with S.N. Sud continuing only as a sleeping partner till 31.03.1994; (v)
that for a period of 16 years the petitioner accepted the family
also stays in U.S.A. and
entered as sleeping partner in the said Firm w.e.f 19.10.1987 as can
be seen from ... harassment to the petitioners and even petitioner No.2 being
sleeping partner and was not in day-to-day management of the Firm,
no vicarious
submits that the
petitioner is a woman and is only a sleeping partner in the
commission agent shop and has no concern with ... counsel for the petitioner that
the present petitioner is only a sleeping partner is contrary to the
documents as it has been mentioned
their leave to defend
applications that the respondent is only a sleeping partner in the firm ' Capital
Map Company' and has stopped going ... Naraina. It was urged that the
petitioner is only a sleeping partner in the firm and hardly goes once in a while
at Karol Bagh
their leave to defend
applications that the respondent is only a sleeping partner in the firm ' Capital
Map Company' and has stopped going ... Naraina. It was urged that the
petitioner is only a sleeping partner in the firm and hardly goes once in a while
at Karol Bagh
accused was not Director at that
time, accused was a sleeping partner or a sleeping
Director, cheque was given as a security
managing any of
the businesses and that she was a sleeping partner; (d) if the respondent was
so keen to carry on the business ... averment made by the petitioner that the
respondent was only a sleeping partner was merely a bald averment without
there being any document to substantiate
accused was not Director at that
time, accused was a sleeping partner or a sleeping
Director, cheque was given as a security
others , it is held as follows:
Section 141 does not make all partners liable for the offence. Criminal liability has been fastened on those ... firm for conduct of business of firm. These may be sleeping partners. Primary responsibility is on complainant to make necessary averments in complaint
accused was not Director at that
time, accused was a sleeping partner or a sleeping
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