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What are the rules related to Acceptance of Delivery of Goods?

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Suggested Answer

Rules related to acceptance of delivery: Acceptance is deemed to take place when the buyer- (a) intimates to the seller that he had accepted the goods; or (b) does any act to the goods, which is inconsistent with the ownership of the seller; or (c) retains the goods after the lapse of a reasonable time, without intimating to the seller that he has rejected them (Section 42). Ordinarily, a seller cannot compel the buyer to return the rejected goods; but the seller is entitled to a notice of the rejection. Where the seller is ready and willing to deliver the goods and requests the buyer to take delivery, and the buyer does not take delivery within a reasonable time, he is liable to the seller for any loss occasioned by the neglect or refusal to take delivery, and also reasonable charge for the care and custody of the goods (Sections 43 and 44).

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