In what scenarios might a proposal be considered an invitation to offer rather than a valid offer? A proposal (or statement) may be considered an invitation to offer rather than a valid offer in scenarios where the intention is not…
Definition of ‘Offer’ under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 The Indian Contract Act, 1872, defines an ‘offer’ (also called a ‘proposal’) in Section 2(a) as follows: “When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from…
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v. Boots Cash Chemist (Southern) Ltd. (1952) 2 All ER Rep. 456 LORD GODDARD, C. J. – This is a Special Case stated under R.S.C. Ord. 34, r. 1, and agreed between the parties and…
Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1891-4] All ER 127 On Nov. 13, 1891, the following advertisement was published by the defendants in the P‘all Mall Gazette: ―£ 100 reward will be paid by the Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. to…
Brogden v Metropolitan Railway (1877) 2 App Cas 666 Facts The complainants, Brogden, were suppliers of coal to the defendant, Metropolitan Railway. They completed business dealings regarding the coal frequently for a number of years, on an informal basis. There…
Recommended Books of Contract Act Avtar Singh’s Law of Contract & Specific Relief The Indian Contract Act, 1872( Diglot Edition Bare Act ) Edition 2022 The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (DIGLOT) [ENGLISH/HINDI] [BARE ACT] [Paperback] BRIGHT BARE ACTS The Indian…
PADIA TIMBER COMPANY (P) LTD. VERSUS. VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON: 05.01.2021 JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED BY: Justices Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee LAW POINT: when the acceptor puts in a new condition, while accepting the contract already signed by the…
Venkata Chinnaya Rau v. Venkataramaya Garu (1881) 1 I.J. 137 (Mad.) INNES, J. – The plaintiffs’ sister, by deed of gift on the 9th April 1877, made over certain landed property to the defendant, her daughter. By the terms of…
Abdul Aziz v. Masum Ali AIR 1914 All. 22 RICHARDS, C.J. – This appeal arises out of a suit brought by the plaintiffs against the heirs of Munshi Abdul Karim. The plaintiffs are the members of the Islam Local Agency…
Doraiswami Iyer v. Arunachala Ayyar (1935) 43 L.W. 259 (Mad.) CORNISH, J. – This Civil Revision Petition arises out of a suit in which the trustees of a temple sought to recover a contribution promised by a subscriber to a…