Explain the process pertaining to acknowledgement and dispatch of electronic records.

 Acknowledgement and Dispatch of Electronic Records: The IT Act deals with the manners in which acknowledgement of the receipt of electronic record may be made and discusses the time of receipt of an electronic record.

If the originator has not specified a specific acknowledgement mode to be given by the receiver regarding the receipt of the record, the acknowledgement can be given by a communication by the addressee, automated or otherwise or a conduct of the addressee, sufficient to show to the originator that the electronic record has been received.

For example, if a person gets a mail for a meeting, the person can send a mail to the sender saying thank you for the information or sends an automated response or shows interest by joining the meeting.

In cases where the originator has not specified that the electronic record will be binding only upon the receipt of acknowledgment and the acknowledgment has not been received by the originator within the time specified or agreed

if no time has been specified or agreed to within a reasonable time, then the originator may give notice to the addressee stating that no acknowledgment has been received by him and specifying a reasonable time by which the acknowledgment must be received by him and if no acknowledgment is received within the aforesaid time limit he may after giving notice to the addressee, treat the electronic record as though it has never been sent.

The IT Act also talks about dispatch of electronic record. It is stated that, the time at which an individual sends the electronic record and it enters a computer outside the ambit of control of the sender, is the time of dispatch.

The place of origin of dispatch is the place of business of the sender and the place of receipt is the place of business of the receive.

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