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Which of these is absent from the modes of revocation of a proposal listed in Section 6 of the Indian…

Section 6 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 lists four ways a proposal is revoked. They are notice from the proposer, lapse of the prescribed time or a reasonable time…

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Which of these is absent from the modes of revocation of a proposal listed in Section 6 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872?

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Section 6 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 lists four ways a proposal is revoked. They are notice from the proposer, lapse of the prescribed time or a reasonable time without acceptance, failure to fulfil a condition precedent to acceptance, and the proposer’s death or insanity if the offeree learns of it before acceptance. Refusal is rejection by the offeree and is absent from the list.

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Option A

Communication of notice is a mode of revocation under Section 6(1).

Option B

Expiry of the time set for acceptance is a mode of revocation under Section 6(2).

Option C

An offeree’s refusal rejects the proposal. Section 6 does not list refusal among the modes by which a proposal is revoked.

Option D

Failure to fulfil a condition precedent to acceptance is a mode of revocation under Section 6(3).

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