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Contracts — offer & acceptanceBeta · pending expert review

Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt

High Court · 1913

Headnote

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Issue
Educational issue addressed in Contracts — offer & acceptance.
Principle
You cannot accept an offer you did not know about — knowledge of the offer is essential to acceptance (and to claiming a reward).

Derived from Lekha's curated record for Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt (High Court, 1913). No reporter citation is asserted here — read the judgment at the official source and confirm with a qualified advocate. Beta, pending named-expert review.

Acts it touches

Indian Contract Act, 1872Official statute
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