Section 11 of ITA, 2000 : Section 11: Attribution Of Electronic Records

Explanation using Example

Let's consider a scenario where Mr. John, a manager at XYZ Corporation, sends an email to his team about an upcoming project. According to Section 11 of The Information Technology Act, 2000:

1. The email will be attributed to Mr. John if he personally sent it from his email account.
2. If Mr. John's assistant, who has the authority to send emails on his behalf, sends the email, it will still be attributed to Mr. John.
3. If an automated system, like a scheduling software, programmed by or on behalf of Mr. John, sends the email at a predetermined time, it is still attributed to Mr. John.