Where persons are sued as partners in the name of their firm, the summons shall be served either-
(a) upon any one or more of the partners, or
(b) at the principal place at which the partnership business is carried on within 7[India] upon any person having, at the time of service, the control or management of the partnership business, there,
as the Court may direct; and such service shall be deemed good service upon the firm so sued, whether all or any of the partners are within or without 42[India] :
Provided that, in the case of a partnership which has been dissolved to the knowledge of the plaintiff before the institution of the suit, the summons shall be served upon every person within 42[India] whom it is sought to make liable.
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