Inserted by the Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008. Relevant to the e-contract portion of Module 1.
The sections below are the ones the LL.B. papers examine on this Act, with the unit that covers each and the cases decided on it. The official text is on India Code ↗.
Sections in the syllabus
s. 10A
Covered in Unit 1 · Formation of contract.
s. Long title and preamble
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. Long title; s. 2(1)
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. s. 1(4) and (5); First Schedule
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. s. 2(1)(p), (ta), (tb), (zg); s. 3A
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. s. 2(1)(w)
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
s. s. 3; s. 2(1)(f), (x), (zh)
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. s. 10A
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. s. 10A; Indian Contract Act, 1872
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. s. 13, read with ss. 4 and 10A
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. s. 43
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. s. 43A
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. s. 65
Covered in Unit 3 · Cyber Offences, Data Protection and the Limits of the Criminal Law.
s. s. 66A
Covered in Unit 3 · Cyber Offences, Data Protection and the Limits of the Criminal Law.
s. s. 66A (struck down in 2015)
Covered in Unit 1 · Law, Sources, Legal Language and Analysis, Unit 4 · Technology, Social Media and the Law.
s. s. 69A and the blocking rules of 2009
Covered in Unit 4 · Technology, Social Media and the Law.
s. s. 79(3)(b), read down
Covered in Unit 4 · Technology, Social Media and the Law.
s. s. 79, read with s. 67C
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
s. s. 85
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
s. ss. 1(2), 75 and 13
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
s. ss. 2(1)(w) and 79
Covered in Unit 4 · Technology, Social Media and the Law.
s. ss. 3A(2), 14, 15 and 16
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. ss. 4 to 9
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. ss. 11 and 12
Covered in Unit 1 · E-commerce, Electronic Contracts and the Scheme of the IT Act.
s. ss. 17, 18 and 19
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. ss. 21 to 34
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. ss. 40, 40A, 41 and 42
Covered in Unit 2 · Electronic Signatures, Certifying Authorities and Civil Wrongs.
s. ss. 43 and 66
Covered in Unit 3 · Cyber Offences, Data Protection and the Limits of the Criminal Law.
s. ss. 46, 47, 48, 57, 58, 61, 62, 63 and 64
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
s. ss. 66B to 66F
Covered in Unit 3 · Cyber Offences, Data Protection and the Limits of the Criminal Law.
s. ss. 67, 67A, 67B and 67C
Covered in Unit 3 · Cyber Offences, Data Protection and the Limits of the Criminal Law.
s. ss. 67, 79 and 85
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
s. ss. 69, 69A, 69B, 70, 70A and 70B
Covered in Unit 3 · Cyber Offences, Data Protection and the Limits of the Criminal Law.
s. ss. 72 and 72A
Covered in Unit 3 · Cyber Offences, Data Protection and the Limits of the Criminal Law.
s. ss. 77, 77A, 77B, 81 and 81A
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.
s. ss. 78 and 80
Covered in Unit 4 · Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Enforcement.