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'X' offers a reward of Rs. 5000/- to anyone who would restore to him his lost dog. 'Y' found the dog and returns it to him without knowing of the reward. Here

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'X' offers a reward of Rs. 5000/- to anyone who would restore to him his lost dog. 'Y' found the dog and returns it to him without knowing of the reward. Here
  1. 'Y' can claim the reward
  2. 'Y' can't claim the reward
  3. 'Y' can take back the dog if the reward is not given to him
  4. None of the given options is correct

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Correct answer: B - 'Y' can't claim the reward
An offer of reward can be accepted only by someone who acts with knowledge of the offer, because acceptance must be a response to the proposal. In Lalman Shukla v Gauri Dutt (1913), a servant who traced the missing boy without knowing of the reward could not claim it. So Y cannot claim the reward, and he has no right to take back the dog either.

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