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Section 10A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 provides that where a contract is formed by communication of proposals and acceptances in electronic form or by means of electronic records, such contract shall NOT be deemed to be:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 10A of the IT Act, inserted by the 2008 Amendment, deals with the validity of contracts formed through electronic means.
2. The provision states that such contracts shall not be deemed to be unenforceable solely on the ground that electronic form was used.
3. The Lesson 17 paragraph on "Validity of Contracts Formed Through Electronic Means" reproduces this rule.
4. The provision does NOT touch stamp duty, consumer protection rights or jurisdiction; those are governed by their own enactments.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 (Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws) — Lesson 17: Information Technology Act, 2000, pp. 407-419._
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