State with reason whether there is any contract made in the following case as per
the Indian Contract Act, 1872:
“J puts three one rupee coins in the slot of a platform ticket vending machine at the
Railway Station”?
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A platform ticket vending machine at the Railway station is the offer for sale. Therefore, by putting the coins into the machine the user have accepted the offer.
Vending machine is an implied offer to buy tickets for train and putting coins in it shows that J accepted the offer. When offer gets accepted, it becomes an agreement. Afterwards, it become a contract also.