Question

X, a shopkeeper, leaves a sealed 5 kilogram bag of a branded wheat flour at the door of Y with a note you will like this quality wheat flour and pay Rupees 100 for this bag without being asked to do so. Y on coming back, collects the bag from his door, opens the seal of the bag, and uses a quarter of kilogram for making chapattis (unleavened bread). But next day returns the bag. Is he bound to pay for the bag? He is

(a) not bound to pay as he did not ask shopkeeper to deliver the bag

(b) bound to pay as he has opened the bag

(c) bound to pay only for the quantity used

(d) neither bound to pay nor return the bag

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Answer 1

Answer:

X, a shopkeeper, leaves a sealed 5 kilogram bag of a branded wheat flour at the door of Y with a note you will like this quality wheat flour and pay Rupees 100 for this bag without being asked to do so. Y on coming back, collects the bag from his door, opens the seal of the bag, and uses a quarter of kilogram for making chapattis (unleavened bread). But next day returns the bag.

In the whole scenario we can see that Y did not ask X to deliver Wheat flour.

so,  He is  (a) not bound to pay as he did not ask shopkeeper to deliver the bag

So, Option (a) is correct.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the whole scenario we can see that Y did not ask X to deliver Wheat flour.

so,  He is  (a) not bound to pay as he did not ask shopkeeper to deliver the bag

In this particular question, the shopkeeper, X leaves the 5 kg sealed bag at the door or Y stating that Y will like the quality of wheat and pay Rs. 100 for the same.

Y comes back home, collects the bag and uses the flour to make chapattis. He return the bag next day.

There is no mention that Y read the note, secondly Y didn’t ask X to leave the flour at his door.

So, Y is not bounded to pay anything to X.