partnership firm India are governed by the Partnership Act, 1932. Section 4 of the Act defines partnership as ''Partnership is the relation between persons who have agreed to share the profits of a business carried on by all or any one of them acting for all”.
In a partnership firm, two or more people come together to carry out a business for the purpose of earning profits and sharing those profits. The partners combine their capital resources and work jointly to carry on the business. According to Section 12 of the Indian Partnership Act, a partnership must be formed for the purpose of carrying a business that is legal in nature. Co-ownership of a property is not considered as a partnership.