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A newspaper notice invites businesses to submit tenders and reserves the issuer’s right to reject every…

The notice solicits proposals from bidders. The issuer reserves a choice about whether to accept any of them. A tender submitted in response can be an offer. The invitation…

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A newspaper notice invites businesses to submit tenders and reserves the issuer’s right to reject every bid. How should the notice be classified under Indian contract law?

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Correct answer A

The notice solicits proposals from bidders. The issuer reserves a choice about whether to accept any of them.

A tender submitted in response can be an offer. The invitation itself does not express assent to any bid.

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Option A

The issuer asks businesses to make bids and reserves the right to decline them.

Option B

The notice seeks bids from businesses and does not notify a selected bidder of any decision.

Option C

Submitting a bid makes a proposal. Public circulation does not turn the invitation into a promise to accept it.

Option D

The notice comes before the bids and does not communicate assent to a bidder’s proposal.

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