Bright Scholars is a prestigious school in Delhi. The school invited online applications from eligible students for100seats of preschool classes.…

Revocation of Proposal otherwise than by Communication: According to the provisions of Section 6 of the Indian Contract Act,1872, when a proposal is made, the proposer may not wait indefinitely for its acceptance. The offer can be revoked otherwise than by communication or sometimes by lapse of time. (i) By Lapse of Time: The time for acceptance can lapse if acceptance is not given within the specified time and where no time is specified, then within a reasonable time period without communication of the acceptance, reason being the proposer should not be made to wait indefinitely. (ii) By non-fulfilment of condition precedent: Where the acceptor fails to fulfil a condition precedent to acceptance the proposal gets revoked [Section 6 (3) ]. Failure to satisfy any condition will result in lapse of proposal. As stated earlier ‘condition precedent’ to acceptance prevents an obligation from coming into existence until the condition is satisfied. In the instant case, the school indicated in the application form that provisionally selected students who have paid the admission fee and submitted all the documents by18 th April, 2025 will be confirmed. Vishal paid the admission fee for his son Aakash on 16 th April, 2025 but failed to submit the prescribed documents by18 th April, 2025. On 19 th April, 2025 Aakash’s admission was cancelled on account of non-submission of documents without informing Vishal and all the fee was refunded. As both the conditions regarding payment of admission fee and submission of documents till18 th April, 2025 were the conditions precedent for Aakash’s admission, the school’s action to cancel the admission of Aakash without communication was valid. Vishal’s absence from town from 16 th April, 2025 to 20 th April, 2025 was no excuse. Thus, offer can be revoked otherwise than by communication. The school's action to cancel the admission of Vishal is valid.