Unlike a company registered under the Companies Act, Partnership firm is not a distinct legal entity and is only a compendium of its partners-----Even registration of a firm does not convert it into a distinct legal entity like a company-----Partners of a firm are like co-owners of the property of the firm, unlike shareholders in a company who are not co-owners of the property of the company.
Refer Case Law: V. Subramaniam Vs Rajesh Raghuvandra Rao (2009) 5 SCC 608-C