In Brief
A partnership firm was constituted under a 1992 deed giving one plaintiff 50% profit share conditional on contributing Rs.50 lakh capital, or 10% if he failed. A 1995 deed amended the partnership, specifying 25% share each for both plaintiffs. The trial court and High Court held the plaintiffs had only 10% combined share, treating the 1995 Deed's terms as a mistake. The Supreme Court held that the written 1995 Deed, executed after negotiations, clearly superseded the conditional 1992 Deed and cannot be contradicted by oral evidence. The plaintiffs are entitled to 50% combined profit share till their expulsion in 2004, which was validly effected. The appeal is partly allowed."
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