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In which case did the Supreme Court of India apply Harvey v. Facey to decide whether a cable stating a…

In Col. D. I. Mac Pherson v. M. N. Appanna, AIR 1951 SC 184, the Supreme Court applied Harvey v. Facey [1893] AC 552. The cable naming the seller's minimum price was a reply…

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In which case did the Supreme Court of India apply Harvey v. Facey to decide whether a cable stating a minimum price for a bungalow was an offer?

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In Col. D. I. Mac Pherson v. M. N. Appanna, AIR 1951 SC 184, the Supreme Court applied Harvey v. Facey [1893] AC 552. The cable naming the seller's minimum price was a reply to an inquiry about price and did not constitute an offer that the buyer could accept.

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Option A

Incorrect. Badri Prasad concerned negotiations over the right to cut trees. The Court found that there was no unconditional acceptance even assuming the relevant letter was an offer.

Option B

Incorrect. Byomkesh Banerjee v. Nani Gopal Banik is not the judgment concerning the bungalow and the minimum-price cable.

Option C

Correct. The Supreme Court held in Mac Pherson v. Appanna that the minimum-price cable did not amount to a counter-offer.

Option D

Incorrect. Carlill is an English Court of Appeal case concerning an offer made to the public by an advertisement.

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