The provision relating to ‘legal recognition of electronic signatures’ is contained under which section of Information Technology Act, 2000?

Correct option is D

The legal recognition of electronic signatures is governed by Section 5 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. This section provides that where any law requires a signature or any document to be signed, such requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if the document is electronically signed using a secure electronic signature in a prescribed manner.

Information Booster:
Initially, digital signatures were recognized under Section 3, but the concept of electronic signatures was introduced via the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 to include other technologies besides digital signatures.

Section 5 legally equates electronic signatures with physical signatures, provided they comply with standards laid down under Section 3A and are secure as defined under Section 15.