CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN E-CONTRACT

AUTHOR – V NEERAJA C REDDY, STUDENT AT SCHOOL OF LAW, SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Best Citation – V NEERAJA C REDDY, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN E-CONTRACT, ILE CONTRACT LAW REVIEW (ILE CLR), 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 29-32, APIS – 3920 – 0030 | ISBN – 978-81-961791-2-0.

ABSTRACT

Indian contract act, 1872 forms a base of all contracts in India. In India E-Contracts formed are regulated by both IT Act and Indian Contract Act, 1872. This article concentrates on the issues out of an E-Contract and the major problem arising out of E-Contract which is seemed to be increasing since there is no regulation to form an E-Contract. Today in the developed modern era of the world there is no need to any physical presence or boundaries for a contract. An electronic contract is something which crosses the jurisdictional boundaries since it can be created from any place in the globe, and this raises the question of jurisdiction when any dispute arises between the parties out of the electronic contract. This paper focuses based on e-contract the legal validity and the jurisdictional issues in electronic contract, the essentials of e-contract then with the challenges with e-contract and lastly with the laws pertaining to e-contract and remedies available to the aggrieved party.

KEYWORDS – E-Contract, Indian Contract Act, E-Commerce, Contract, Information Technology.