any agreement between the partners, at the principal place of business of the partnership, and every partner shall at any reasonable hour have access to and may inspect and copy any of them Duty to keep partnership books it is the managing or active partner’s duty (or any particular partner given the duty for record-keeping) to keep true and correct books showing the accounts of the firm. Books should be open for inspection to all members of the firm at all times. the partners would be presumed to have knowledge of the contents of the partnership books and the said books must accurately state the accounts of the partnership. Rights with respect to partnership books Every partner is a co-owner of the properties of the partnership including the partnership books. Subject to any agreement to the contrary, the partnership books should be kept at the principal place of business as every partner has a right to inspect and copy them at any reasonable time even after dissolution. This right of true and full information of all things concerning with the partnership is granted to all the partners. (Art. 1806) Access to partnership books at any reasonable hours It is declared in Article 1805 that the rights of the partners to the books of the partnership can be exercised at “any reasonable hour.” It means reasonable hours on business days throughout the year and not only during some arbitrary period of a few days chosen by the managing partners. Though the partner’s inspection right are not absolute, he can be restrained for using the information for other purposes other that those of the partnership.
A Simple Guide for Drafting of Conveyances in India : Forms of Conveyances and Instruments executed in the Indian sub-continent along with Notes and Tips