The Information Technology Act 2000 provided the legal framework for electronic records, digital signatures, e-transactions and e-commerce in India. It recognized electronic records and digital signatures as legally valid. India was the 12th country to adopt such a law based on a model adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade. The Act applies to the whole of India, including offenses committed outside India. It amended several other laws like the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and RBI Act regarding electronic transactions and records. The objectives of the Act were to provide legal recognition to e-transactions and e-commerce, facilitate e-filing with government agencies, and provide for matters relating to digital signatures and e-storage.

1. Information Technology Act 2000 (17 may)
--Legal recognition to E-Records, Digital signature, e- transactions and e- commerce
-- Based on model law adopted by united nations commission on international trade (UNCITRAL),
India is 12th nation to adopt IT Act
--Applicable to whole India including the offence committed outside India by any person
--Not applied on NI (Except Cheque), Power of Attorney,Trust,A Will, other Doc.notified by Govt.
Amendmentes made due to IT
Act-
~ IPC and Indian Evidence Act
1872 (offence of documentes
and paper based transactions)
~RBI Act 1934(E-fund
transaction b/w Financial
institutions and bank)
~Bankers' Book Evidence Act
1891 (lgive lega snctity to
Electronic Bookes of A/c)
Objectives-
~- provide legal recognition to
E- transactions and E-
Commerce
~- Facilitate E-Filling of Doc with
GOVT. Agencies
~- Facilitate E- Storage
~- Provide for matters
connected with or identical
Digital Sig.---Sec.3 Asymmetric
Crypto and Hash function for
authentication of electronic
record. ---Unique private and
public key used by subscriber
E-Governance---sec.4-10
Certifying Authorities---
Granting and regulating of
Digital Signature
Cetificates(DSC)
---Comproler of it appointed by
central govt.
Cyber Appellate Tribunal---
Initiallt Cyber Regulation
Appellate Tribunal
(CRAT)Oct2006,--- In 2017
merged with Telecom dispute
settelment & Appellat
tribunal(TDSAT, TRAI Act 1997)
---only on Presiding officer
appoint by central govt.