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A new partner without consent of existing partners can be admitted
AOnly with consent of ALL existing partners
BOnly with majority consent (typical)
CAlways (typical) (typical) (typical)
DNever under any circumstances (typical)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Only with consent of ALL existing partners
1. Section 31 of the Partnership Act requires unanimous consent of existing partners.
2. A majority vote is insufficient; the relation is one of mutual trust.
3. Without unanimous consent the admission is invalid.
4. Hence (C) is correct.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII Book-Keeping & Accountancy, Ch 1 "Introduction to Partnership and Partnership Final Accounts", §1.5 ¶§1.5_
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