(fa) " firm " shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 19… — THE COMPANY SECRETARIES ACT, 1980

[(fa) " firm " shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932), and includes,—

5 [(fa) " firm " shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 4 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932), and includes,— (i) the limited liability partnership as defined in clause (n) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (6 of 2009); or (ii) the sole proprietorship,

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