Circumstances in which LLP may be wound up voluntarily.- (1) Any LLP may be wound-up voluntarily if the LLP passes a resolution to wind up the LLP with approval of at least three-fourths of the total number of its partners: Provided that where the LLP has creditors, whether secured or unsecured, the winding up shall not take place unless approval of such creditors takes place in pursuance of rule 7.

In the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R.(E) 1/242… Dated 5th June, 2012 relating to Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Rules, 2012, in page number 2, in point number 5. for “In the said rules, for Forms 1 to 31, the following forms shall be substituted, namely:-” , read “In the said rules, Form 32 has been inserted and for Forms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, the following forms shall be substituted, namely:-”

Central Government hereby makes the following amendments in the notification number S.O. 891(E), dated the 31st March, 2009, namely:- 2. In the said notification,- (a) after serial number 5 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: 5A. Section 51

Partnership: Partnership (regulated by Partnership Act, 1932) is one of the preferred business vehicles by entrepreneurs in India. In-fact, India is one of a country which recognizes partnership as a taxable entity (assessee) under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Less stringent regulations, low compliance cost, ease, speed and flexibility of the structure are few of the attractions of the Partnership. Unlimited liability of partners, absence of incorporation status and perpetual succession are three significant drawbacks of the Partnership Structure.

Circular No. 15 /2012 In order to have better understanding of the circular, it is clarified that the time limit of 60 days shall be read as 122 days for filing of Form 11 by LLPs in respect of the Financial Year ending on 31.03.2012. This circular shall be effective from 30.06.2012.

The law relating to a partnership firm is contained in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932.Under Section 58 of the Act, a firm may be registered at any time (not merely at the time of its formation but subsequently also) by filing an application with the Registrar of Firms of the area in which any place of business of the firm is situated or proposed to be situated.

The documents already filed by the LLPs (i.e. pre 11th June’2012) are in the process of being transferred to the MCA21 electronic record room. This may take a few days time. The View Public Document and Get Certified Copies facility for these would be available as soon as this activity is complete.

NEW LLP PORTAL – GUIDELINES FOR STAKE HOLDERS – USER REGISTRATION & LOGIN Any user willing to avail any LLP related service for which payment of fees is required need to register on MCA21 system. For registration, users have been categorised into following two categories: a) Registered User b) Business User – these are further categorised into following roles · Designated partner · Practicing Professional · Authorised representative of a Foreign LLP

This paper attempts to study the impact of non registration of firms i.e., partnership firms. The whole idea of the paper is that all others who are transacting with the firm must be aware of the constitution of the firm and thus the documents which are available with the registrar of companies are public documents and people dealing with the firm are said to have constructive notice of the details about the firm.

Conversion of Firm under Part IX of the Companies Act, 1956 :- The firm may be converted into a company by following the provisions of Part IX of the Companies Act, 1956. Sections 565 to 581 deal with conversion of firms into a company under the Companies Act, 1956.