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CHAPTER III ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE

Section 10A: Validity of contracts formed through electronic means

The Information Technology Act, 2000

1[Where in a contract formation, the communication of proposals, the acceptance of proposals, the revocation of proposals and acceptances, as the case may be, are expressed in electronic form or by means of an electronic records, such contract shall not be deemed to be unenforceable solely on the ground that such electronic form or means was used for that purpose.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).

Questions on this section

2 questions in 6 of our papers cite Section 10A. Try these from the free papers:

  1. 1. Assertion (A): A contract is not unenforceable merely because the proposal and its acceptance were communicated by e-mail. Reason (R): Section 10A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 provides that where the communication of proposals and acceptances is expressed in electronic form or by means of electronic records, the contract shall not be deemed unenforceable solely on the ground that such electronic form or means was used.

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