Contract formation through email

Prashant (Querist) 18 May 2018 This query is : Resolved
There is this certain company ABC with which an Individual is in process of formulating a contract.
During email conversation the Individual asked the ABC company to remove a certain clause and add another clause in its place.
The company, while replying through its official mail id, instead of deleting the clause, struck it down, and confirmed it with it's official stamp and his initials.
Also, company made the offer about the new clause in a seperate mail.
Is this offer enforceable after acceptance has been conveyed? The reason why I ask this is because company has insisted on keeping clause the way it is even after striking it down.

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Guest (Expert) 18 May 2018
Can you clarify, in what way and capacity you are concerned with the contract or its agreement?

Prashant (Querist) 18 May 2018
I have examined the offer and now I have to forward my acceptance as an Individual.

Prashant (Querist) 18 May 2018
Only issue that remains to be sorted out is as mentioned in the query.

Vijay Raj Mahajan (Expert) 19 May 2018
Once the clause were struck down and such deletion well accepted by both parties new addition of clause in place of the deleted clause if not agreeable to the individual it cannot be added in the contract which otherwise is valid.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 20 May 2018
There is no reason for retaining the clause even after striking it down.
The company has to justify its reason for the retention or else you may object to it and proceed legally against the decision.