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Indian Contract Act (ICA)1872 Formation of Contract

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Principle: Acceptance of proposal must be the exact mirror image of the proposal.

Facts: ?A‘ made a proposal to ?B‘ to sell a chair for Rs. 500. ?B‘ is desirous of buying the sa id chair for Rs. 400.

B has accepted the proposal of A.

B has not accepted the proposal of A.

It is not clear if B has accepted the proposal of A.

It is not clear whether A made a proposal to B.

Explanation:

To be legally effective, acceptance must be absolute as well as unqualified.
By changing the price from Rs.500 to Rs. 400 B did not accept the offer as absolute or unqualified. They altered the terms of the offer.
B has not accepted the proposal of A.