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february 1969

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the defendant constituted an offer and not a concluded contract, as the plaintiffs did not accept the offer before it was revoked on November 6, 1957.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.

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