DETAIL STUDIES ON E-CONTRACT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO IT ACT, 2000

AUTHOR – AJAY GAVNER SARODE, STUDENT AT DES’S SHRI. NAVALMAL FIRODIA LAW COLLEGE, PUNE

BEST CITATION – AJAY GAVNER SARODE, APPLICABILITY OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING THEORY IN THE FIELD EDUCATION POLICY IN INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 639-656, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

Abstract

One shouldn’t wait until complaints and claims begin. Be sure that the electronic contracts are as neat as the agreements.  Before 1872, there was English Common Law which was applied to Indian Citizens. The Indian Contract Act, 1872 came into force on 1st Sept, 1872. There are changes in the concept of contracts i.e. from Traditional contract to electronic contract. Now e-contracts or ecommerce contract plays very vital role in contract between two parties. Under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, particularly Section 10-A, an electronic contract is valid and enforceable. A contract is always express or implied agreement which is enforceable by law Contracts are probably the most important and the most sensitive business law matter. They are the ones that can make the difference between loss and profit, lawsuit and success F-Contracts can be through modes of communication such as e-mail, internet and fax etc. It is impossible to identify the contracting parties (Authentication) and their signatures and thus fraud has been increased due to e-contract. The data protection is a very serious issue. E-contract followed by the traditional contract conditions helps in minimizing fraud and legal cases. There shall be valid government ID verification before entering into any contracts. Signature shall always be digital signature and electronic signature. Original Document shall be checked in relation to E-Contracts. The researcher has undertaken the topic to study the meaning of E-Contracts and also to find out the changing concepts of e-contracts and to study in detail about the e-contract with reference under IT Act 2000.

Keywords – Authentication, Contract, E-Contract, E-Signature, Contracting Parties, Traditional Contracts, IT Act 2000, Validity.