Principle When at the desire of one person any other person has done or abstained from doing so...........

Indian Contract Act (ICA)1872 Consideration of Contract

Principle: When at the desire of one person, any other person has done or abstained from doing something, such act or abstinence or promise is called a consideration for the promise. Only a promise coupled with consideration is enforceable by law.

Facts: X, the uncle of Y, made a promise to pay him an amount of Rs. 10,000/- as reward if Y quits smoking and drinking within one year. X also deposited the above mentioned amount in a bank and informed Y that the said amount will be paid to him if he quits smoking and drinking within one year. Within a period of six months of making the promise X died. After the expiry of one year of making the promise by X, Y made a request to the legal heirs of X demanding the promised money. The legal heirs of X declined the request of Y.

The promise of X to Y is enforceable by law because Y has quitted smoking and drinking

The promise of X to Y is not enforceable by law because Y has benefitted by quitting smoking and drinking

The promise of X to Y is enforceable by law because the amount of Rs. 10, 000/- has been deposited in a bank

The promise of X to Y is enforceable by law because X has died within a period of six months of making the promise

Explanation:

The principle and facts are insufficient to reach at a conclusive answer.
The facts are silent on the aspect whether Y had quit smoking and drinking.
Going with the assumption that he had quit smoking and drinking we can mark option "1" as the answer.