Section 37 of ITA, 2000 : Section 37: Suspension Of Digital Signature Certificate
The Information Technology Act, 2000
Bare Act
- CHAPTER VII: ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE CERTIFICATES
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Certifying Authority which has issued a Digital Signature Certificate may suspend such Digital Signature Certificate, - on receipt of a request to that effect from - the subscriber listed in the Digital Signature Certificate; or any person duly authorised to act on behalf of that subscriber; if it is of opinion that the Digital Signature Certificate should be suspended in public interest....
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Simplified Act
(1) The organization that gave out a Digital Signature Certificate can put it on hold if: The person who has the certificate asks for it to be...
Explanation using Example
Let's consider a hypothetical scenario where Mr. Sharma is a subscriber of a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) issued by a Certifying Authority (CA). Mr. Sharma suspects that his DSC has been compromised and could be misused....