53. Right to restrain from use of firm name or firm property.
After a firm is dissolved, every partner or his representative may, in the absence of a contract between the partners to the contrary, restrain any other partner or his representative from carrying on a similar business in the firm name or from using any of the property of the firm for his own benefit, until the affairs of the firm have been completely wound up:
Provided that where any partner or his representative has bought the goodwill of the firm, nothing in this section shall affect his right to use the firm name.
- Section 338 BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) - 2nd September 2025
- Section 339 BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) - 1st September 2025
- Section 340 BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) - 1st September 2025
