Residuary penalty
Section 45 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 deals with residuary penalty. Whoever contravenes any [rules, regulations, directions or orders] made under this Act, for the contravention of which no penalty has been separately provided, shall be liable to pay a [penalty not exceeding one lakh rupees, in addition to compensation to the person affected by such contravention no The Act came into force on 17 Oct 2000.
Whoever contravenes any 1[rules, regulations, directions or orders] made under this Act, for the contravention of which no penalty has been separately provided, shall be liable to pay a 2[penalty not exceeding one lakh rupees, in addition to compensation to the person affected by such contravention not exceeding--
(a) ten lakh rupees, by an intermediary, company or body corporate; or/be (b) one lakh rupees, by any other person.]
Section 45, The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 45
What does Section 45 of the Information Technology Act deal with?
Section 45 of the Information Technology Act is headed "Residuary penalty". Whoever contravenes any [rules, regulations, directions or orders] made under this Act, for the contravention of which no penalty has been separately provided, shall be liable to pay a [penalty not exceeding one lakh rupees, in addition to compensation to the person affected by such contravention no
How do I find court cases under Section 45 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 45, section 45 IT Act, section 45 of the Information Technology Act. People searching for it also type income tax act 45 2 and income tax act 45 5a. 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 45 of the Information Technology Act, and has it changed?
One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Information Technology (Electronic Service Delivery) Rules 2011 (2011).
When did Section 45 of the Information Technology Act come into force?
Section 45 of the Information Technology Act, cited as IT Act 45, 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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