section 7
Acceptance must be absolute
The Contract Act, 1977Civil1977192 sections
Statutory text
Acceptance must be absolute.—In order to convert a proposal into a promise, the acceptance must-
- (1) be absolute and unqualified;
- (2) be expressed in some usual and reasonable manner, unless the proposal prescribes the manner in which it is to be accepted. If the proposal prescribes a manner in which it is to be accepted, and the acceptance is not made in such manner, the proposer may, within a reasonable time after the acceptance is communicated to him, insist that his proposal shall be accepted in the prescribed manner and not otherwise ;but if he fails to do so, he accepts the acceptance.
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