Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section 3

Communication, acceptance and revocation

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Provision: Section 3 of Contract Act
Act: Indian Contract Act, 1872
Classification: contract
Jurisdiction: India

Statutory Content

What does Section 3 of Contract Act say?

The communication of a proposal is made by any act or omission of the party proposing, by which he intends to signify to the other that he is willing to do or to abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of the other to such act or abstinence. The acceptance of a proposal must be absolute and unqualified. A proposal may be revoked at any time before the communication of its acceptance is complete as against the proposer, but not afterwards.

Indian StandardSection 3, Indian Contract Act, 1872

Bluebook (21st ed.)Indian Contract Act, 1872, § 3 (India)

Court Pleading StandardSection 3 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872

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What is Section 3 of Contract Act?

Section 3 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Contract Act) defines and regulates "Communication, acceptance and revocation". The section states: The communication of a proposal is made by any act or omission of the party proposing, by which he intends to signify to the other that he is willing to do or to abstain from doing...

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