Recent Legal Issues and Challenges of E-Commerce Contract in India
Keywords:
E-Commerce Contract in India, enforceability, legal issues and challenges, needs of appropriate lawAbstract
In recent times, e-commerce in India has started to grow up fast because it is easier for consumers to do business online. Consumers can meet electronic contracts due to time management issues and geographic restrictions. The term electronic commerce includes all efforts by businesses or companies to enable everyone to sell and buy goods and services through the use of computer and communication technology. E-commerce provides a variety of transactions in terms of time, place, distance and payment. An electronic contract is an online electronic contract. Formation of electronic contracts by e-mail, computer technology, etc. Although electronic contracts have many advantages, customers are also faced with many frauds and customers lose a lot of money due to these frauds. But there are some laws that can meet the terms of fraud.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 is the basis of all contracts in India. Electronic contracts created in India are also subject to the Indian Information Technology Act 2000 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872. However, there are many issues and challenges in regulation of e-commerce contracts related to formation of electronic contracts in these laws, because none of these laws involve the creation of electronic contracts. The author tries to explore and analyze the problems in law and electronic contract.
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