Section 12 of ITA, 2000 : Section 12: Acknowledgment Of Receipt

(1) Where the originator has not stipulated that the acknowledgment of receipt of electronic record be given in a particular form or by a particular method, an acknowledgment may be given by - (a) any communication by the addressee, automated or otherwise; or (b) any conduct of the addressee, sufficient to indicate to the originator that the electronic record has been received. (2) Where the originator has stipulated that the electronic record shall be binding only on receipt of an acknowledgment of such electronic record by him, then unless acknowledgment has been so received, the electronic record shall he deemed to have been never sent by the originator. (3) Where the originator has not stipulated that the electronic record shall be binding only on receipt of such acknowle...

Understanding Acknowledgment of Electronic Records 1. How to acknowledge if not specified: If the person sending an electronic message (originator) doesn't say how they want to get a "message received" confirmation, the receiver (addressee) c...

Let's consider a hypothetical scenario where John sends an electronic record (an email) to his colleague, Mary, about a project update. In this case, John is the originator and Mary is the addressee. According to Section 12(1), if John doesn't specify how he wants to receive an acknowledgment, Mary can ...