We are accordingly of the opin ion that the firm 'Sethiya & Co. ' was not dissolved with effect from June 30, 1948, as claimed by the plaintiff, and that the agreement dated July 6, 1948, was entered into by the plaintiff with the defendants first set not as the sole surviving proprietor of Sethiya & Co. but as a partner of the firm 'Sethiya & Co. ' Question No. 3: For a proper determination of this question, it is necessary to refer to section 69 of the Partnership Act, 1932, the relevant portion whereof is reproduced below for ready reference : "69."(1) No suit to enforce a right arising from a contract or conferred by this Act shall be instituted in any Court by or on behalf of any person suing as a partner in a firm against the firm or any person alleged to be or to have been a partner in the firm unless the firm is registered and the person suing is or has been shown in the Register of Firms as a partner in the firm.