Supreme Court of India · 1969-02-06
VISWESARDAS GOKULDAS vs B. K. NARAYAN SINGH & ANR.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1968/60128
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- VISWESARDAS GOKULDAS
- Respondent
- B. K. NARAYAN SINGH & ANR.
- Bench
- BACHAWAT, R.S.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the letter dated September 2, 1957, from the defendant constituted an offer and not a concluded contract, as the plaintiffs did not accept the offer before it was revoked on November 6, 1957. The Court clarified that acceptance cannot be communicated through a plaint filed in another suit, as it does not meet the requirements of Sections 2(6), 3, and 7 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision to dismiss the suit for specific performance.