Assertion (A): The maximum number of partners in a partnership firm is 50.
Reason (R): By virtue of the Companies Act 2013, the Central Government is empowered to prescribe maximum number of partners in a firm. The Central Government has prescribed the maximum number of partners in a firm to be 50.
Choose the correct option from the following:
Reason (R): By virtue of the Companies Act 2013, the Central Government is empowered to prescribe maximum number of partners in a firm. The Central Government has prescribed the maximum number of partners in a firm to be 50.
Choose the correct option from the following:
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- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
The Correct Option is A
Approach Solution - 1
The problem requires us to analyze an assertion and a reason to choose the correct explanation. Let's break down the statements:
Assertion (A): The maximum number of partners in a partnership firm is 50.
Reason (R): By virtue of the Companies Act 2013, the Central Government is empowered to prescribe the maximum number of partners in a firm. The Central Government has prescribed the maximum number of partners in a firm to be 50.
Now, let's evaluate the truth of these statements:
The Companies Act 2013 gives the Central Government authority to set the maximum number of partners in a partnership firm. Consequently, a notification from the Central Government has indeed prescribed this number to be 50. Thus, both the assertion and the reason are correct statements.
Moreover, the reason directly explains why the assertion is true, since the determination of partner limits is derived from the authority granted by the Companies Act 2013 and the Central Government's subsequent specification of the number 50.
Therefore, the correct option is:
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Approach Solution -2
Reason (R): The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 does not specify the maximum number of partners. However, Section 464 of the Companies Act, 2013 empowers the Central Government to prescribe the maximum number of partners in an association or partnership, provided it does not exceed 100. Rule 10 of the Companies (Miscellaneous) Rules, 2014, framed under the Companies Act, 2013, prescribes this maximum limit as 50.
Therefore, the Reason (R) correctly states the legal basis (Companies Act, 2013 and subsequent rules by Central Government) and the prescribed limit (50), which directly explains why the Assertion (A) is true.
Both statements are true, and the Reason provides the correct legal explanation for the Assertion.
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