Question 1 OR (c)

Reward offered after the manager set out to trace the missing son

3 marks

Time to write: About 6 minutes

From an older CBCS paper

Question

Question 1 OR (c) · 3 marks

Mohan’s son absconded from home, and the father sent his manager to search for the boy. After the manager had left, the father announced a reward of Rs. 12,000 for anybody who gave information about his son. Only when he had already traced the missing boy did the manager come to know of this offer. Giving reasons, Explain the manager's rights.

Reworded from the university paper; the task is the same. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.

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6 minfor 3 marks

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Giving reasonsEach answer needs its reason, not just the answer.

Write it in this order

1 Rule: knowledge of the offer; Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt 1½ marks 3 min
2 Application and conclusion 1½ marks 3 min

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Solution

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Rule. A person can accept only an offer he knows of: an offer takes effect when it reaches the person to whom it is made, and doing the act it asks for, in ignorance of it, is not acceptance and gives no claim. The leading Indian authority, Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt, holds that a person who performs the act an offer of reward calls for, without knowing of the offer, cannot claim the reward. The offeree must know of the proposal when he accepts it.

Application. The manager set out on his employer's instruction before any reward was announced, and he came to know of the offer only after he had already traced the boy. He did not act in response to the offer, so there was no acceptance, and no contract for the reward.

Conclusion. The manager is not entitled to the reward of Rs. 12,000; he has only his rights as an employee.

Where the 3 marks sit

#	Component	Marks
1	Rule: knowledge of the offer; Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt	1.5
2	Application and conclusion	1.5
	Total	3

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