Under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000
particularly Section 10-A, an electronic contract is valid and
enforceable.
The only essential requirement to validate an electronic
contract is compliance with the necessary pre-requisites provided
under the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Also, the courts in India give due regard to electronic
contracts under the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act,
1872.
The provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000
(IT Act) give legal recognition to an electronic
(E -Contract) particularly section 10-A of the IT
Act which states:
"Section 10-A: Validity of contracts formed through
electronic means. -
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 record, such contract shall not
be deemed to be unenforceable solely on the ground that
