Mr. A offered to sell25chairs to Mr. B @1,500 per chair on 12.02.2024. A promised B that he would keep the offer open till 15.02.2024. However, on…

In terms of Section 5 of the Indian Contract Act,1872, a proposal can be revoked at any time before the communication of its acceptance is complete as against the proposer. Accordingly, an offer may be revoked by the offeror before its acceptance, even though he had originally agreed to hold it open for a definite period of time. So long as it is a mere offer, it can be withdrawn whenever the offeror desires. In the instant case, B cannot claim damages from A because the offer made by A is a mere offer and it can be withdrawn whenever A desires.