For the petitioner : Mr. Sakya Sen, Advocate Mr. Debanjan Das, Advocate Mr. S. Mukherjee, Advocate For the respondent no.1 : Mr. Anmole Prasad Senior Advocate Mr. Dipankar Deb, Advocate For the respondent nos. 2(a) to 2(f) : Mr. Rishav Karnani, Advocate Mr. Debabrata Sarkar, Advocate Judgment on : 25.08.2025 Ravi Krishan Kapur, J.:

1. This revisional application is directed against an order dated 24 October, 2024 dismissing an application filed under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure , 1908.

2. Briefly, the suit is for declaration and for consequential reliefs pertaining to a partnership firm. The firm was running a cinema hall ‘Kanchan Cinema’ since 1954. Thereafter, the partnership was reconstituted in 1967 with some minor changes in the composition of the partners. The partnership firm comprised of the Mintris, i.e. the group of petitioners, the Shakbpas and Pangdasangs being the other two families of whom the respondent no. 1 is the last surviving heir and partner. The partnership firm carried on business until 2007 when the business of the firm closed down. Admittedly, no formal dissolution or distribution of the partnership assets has ever taken place.

3. It is