Principle Acceptance of a proposal must be absolute and unqualified Facts lsquo A rsquo made a propo...........

Indian Contract Act (ICA)1872 Formation of Contract

Principle: Acceptance of a proposal must be absolute and unqualified.

Facts: ‘A’ made a proposal to sell his motorcycle to ‘B’ for rupees 25,000/-. ‘B’ agreed to buy it for rupees 24,000/-. ‘A’ sold his motorcycle to ‘C’ for 26,000/- the next day. ‘B’ sues ‘A’ for damages.

‘B’ will get damages from ‘A’

‘B’ will get the difference of rupees 1,000/- only

‘B’ can proceed against ‘C’

‘B’ will not get any damages from ‘A’

Explanation:

Direct application of principle as because principle clearly states that acceptance should must be same as proposal but here in case B accepted the offer at different price (24000) which is not same as offer (26000) so his acceptance is not a valid acceptance ... therefore B will not get any damages from A. ‘B’ will not get any damages from ‘A’