Consider these statements about the Information Technology Act, 2000. Statement I. An electronic signature can satisfy section 3A(2) even if an alteration made after affixing it is undetectable.…
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Consider these statements about the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Statement I. An electronic signature can satisfy section 3A(2) even if an alteration made after affixing it is undetectable.
Statement II. For a contract covered by the Act, communicating the proposal through an electronic record does not, by itself, make the contract unenforceable.
Which statements are correct?
Statement I only.
Statement II only.
Statements I and II.
Neither statement.
Answer and explanation
Section 3A(2)(c) makes detectability of later alteration to the signature a condition of reliability. Section 10A prevents a covered contract from being deemed unenforceable solely because a proposal or related contractual communication was electronic.
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