Acceptance of a conditional offer with a further condition does not result in a concluded contract.

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This Supreme Court judgement clarifies whether accepting a conditional offer, but adding a further condition, leads to a finalised contract. The court considered a case where a port trust invited tenders for wooden sleepers. The appeal examined if the acceptance of a conditional offer, with an additional stipulation by the acceptor, constituted a binding agreement.

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Supreme Court of India

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The short question involved in this appeal is, whether the acceptance of a conditional offer with a further condition results in aconcluded contract, irrespective of whether the offerer accepts thefurther condition proposed by the acceptor. This question does notappear to have been addressed by the High Court or the Court below.

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CIVIL APPEAL NO.7469 OF 2008

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