Karnataka HC Quashes Ombudsman’s Order, Holds Email Invocation Valid Under Information Technology Act [Read Order]
Justice Suraj Govindaraj, delivering the judgment, observed that the insistence on physical delivery was “shocking” in an era of advanced digital communications and held that email correspondence constitutes valid written notice under Section 4 of the Information Technology Act.
By Adwaid M S - On May 20, 2025 12:08 pm - 2 mins read
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the Banking Ombudsman that rejected a complaint for invocation of bank guarantees through email, holding that such electronic communication satisfies the requirement of a written notice under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The appellant, NHDPL South Private Limited, approached the High Court after Union…
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