RELATIONS OFPARTNERS TO THIRD PARTIES 149

The Allahabad High Court has held that if a partnership consists of two
nartners and one of them dies,and the other admits a minor to the benefit of
the business, the minor cannot enforce his rights under Section 30.That section
does not apply in such a case, because there was no subsisting partnership to
the benefit of which the minor could be said to be admitted. (Lachmi Narain v.
Beni Ram, 1931 53 All. 479)
The Act does not lay down as to which are the acts which would amount
to admitting aminor to the benefits of apartnership. No doubt, there must be
some definite act on the part of the partners, such as the allotment of a share,
ora distribution of a part of the profits, or any other similar act.
of the
Such a minor has aright to a share of the property and of the profits
toand inspect andcopy
firm as may be agreed upon, and he may have access
any of the accounts of the firm. [S. 30(2)]
been admitted as a
S. 30 also lays down that where any person has
burden of provingthe fact that
minor to the benefits of partnership in a firm, the until a particular date after
admission
such personhad no knowledge of such
majority lies on the person asserting
the expiry of six months of his attaining
that fact.
Rights of a minor Discuss the
are to be deduced fromn S. 30, viz.
The following seven rights of a minor
liabilities
disabilitie
of apartnership.
1. He may be admitted to the benefits minor
andprofits of the firm.
He has a right to share the property
Partnershi
2. accounts of the M.U. Ne
inspect and copy, the
3. He may have access to and
firm.
severing his connection with the firm.
4. He may sue for accounts on
of becoming a partner in the
5 On attaining majority, he has the optionto the share to which he was
firm, in which case he will be entitled
entitled as a minor.
severing his connection
On attaining majority, he also has the option of liable for any act of the
with the firm, in which case his share is not elected not to
one after the date of public notice that he has
his share
ea partner. He is also entitled to sue the partners for
operty and profits.
his
e is not personally liable for any acts of the firm duringfirm
the
he cannot be adjudged insolvent if the debts of
e satisfiedout of the property of the firm.
nor [S. 30(3)]
are the four liabilities ofaminor admitted to benefits of a