Procedure for grant or rejection of licence
Section 24 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with procedure for grant or rejection of licence. The Controller may, on receipt of an application under sub-section (1) of section 21, after considering the documents accompanying the application and such other factors, as he deems fit, grant the licence or reject the application: Provided that no application shall be rejected under this section u The Act came into force on 17 Oct 2000.
The Controller may, on receipt of an application under sub-section (1) of section 21, after considering the documents accompanying the application and such other factors, as he deems fit, grant the licence or reject the application:
Provided that no application shall be rejected under this section unless the applicant has been given a reasonable opportunity of presenting his case.
Section 24, The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 24
What does Section 24 of the Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 24 of the Information Technology Act is headed "Procedure for grant or rejection of licence". The Controller may, on receipt of an application under sub-section (1) of section 21, after considering the documents accompanying the application and such other factors, as he deems fit, grant the licence or reject the application: Provided that no application shall be rejected under this section u
How do I find court cases under Section 24 of the Information Technology Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IT Act 24, section 24 IT Act, section 24 of the Information Technology Act. People searching for it also type it act 24b and income tax act 24 of 1981. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 24 of the Information Technology Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 21 (Licence to issue electronic signature Certificates), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Information Technology (Recognition of Foreign Certifying Authorities operating under Regulatory Authority ) Regulation 2013 (2013), then INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CERTIFYING AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS, 2001 (2001).
When did Section 24 of the Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 24 of the Information Technology Act, cited as IT Act 24, came into force on 17 Oct 2000, having been enacted on 09 Jun 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1304 words
- 87. Power of Central Government to make rules877 words
- 43. Penalty and compensation for damage to computer, computer system, etc506 words
- 46. Power to adjudicate370 words
- 89. Power of Controller to make regulations345 words
- 70B. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team to serve as national agency for incident response326 words
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