Two people are joint equal owners of a business property under a HUF in which they are the two coparceners.
They decide to partition away this business property by apportioning a share capital of equal value to each of them which is then reflected in the book of accounts in a partnership they have subsequently formed. A section 171/3 ruling is also received confirming that the partition has duly taken place.
The partnership has continued for 50 years and the audited books of accounts of the firm reflect the land value, machinery and other assets.
However, the land documents/ jamabandi still shows the two people only.
So my question is - does the land belong to the partnership or does it belong to the partners?