Dear friends,
Simply put, the question here is in a contract of employment whether the offeree i.e the employee can later repudiate his/her acceptance already communicated. The answer can only be an emphatic "NO" with reference to the Indian Contract Act,1872. Only such a legal position enables the offeror I.e the prospective employer to sue for damages already mentioned and accepted. Whether it is reasonable is a question to be decided by the Court only. Similarly, the prospective employee can simply ignore it under the impression that"nothing ever happens" and accept a more beneficial offer that comes later. But everyone should be law-abiding!
Simply put, the question here is in a contract of employment whether the offeree i.e the employee can later repudiate his/her acceptance already communicated. The answer can only be an emphatic "NO" with reference to the Indian Contract Act,1872. Only such a legal position enables the offeror I.e the prospective employer to sue for damages already mentioned and accepted. Whether it is reasonable is a question to be decided by the Court only. Similarly, the prospective employee can simply ignore it under the impression that"nothing ever happens" and accept a more beneficial offer that comes later. But everyone should be law-abiding!