Corporate liability for information technology contraventions extends to responsible officers, subject to knowledge, diligence, consent, connivance, and neglect safeguards. Corporate contraventions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and of rules, directions or orders made under it, attract liability of both the company ... Summary
Cases where this provision is explicitly mentioned in the judgment/order text; may not be exhaustive. To view the complete list of cases mentioning this section, Click here.
Corporate liability for information technology contraventions extends to responsible officers, subject to knowledge, diligence, consent, connivance, and neglect safeguards.
Corporate contraventions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and of rules, directions or orders made under it, attract liability of both the company and each person who, when the contravention occurred, was in charge of and responsible to the company for its business conduct. Such responsible persons may avoid punishment by proving that the contravention occurred without their knowledge or that they exercised all due diligence to prevent it.
Full Summary is available for active users!
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.