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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 44

Penalty for Failure to Furnish Information, Return, Etc

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/37567

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Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 44 is part of Information Technology Act, 2000 - Penalty for Failure to Furnish Information, Return, Etc. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If any person who is required under this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder to

(a) furnish any document, return or report to the Controller or the Certifying Authority fails to furnish the same, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one lakh and fifty thousand rupees for each such failure;

(b) file any return or furnish any information, books or other documents within the time specified therefor in the regulations fails to file return or furnish the same within the time specified therefor in the regulations, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five thousand rupees for every day during which such failure continues;

(c) maintain books of account or records fails to maintain the same, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees for every day during which the failure continues.

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What does Information Technology Act, 2000 Section 44 provide?

Section Section 44 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Penalty for Failure to Furnish Information, Return, Etc) is reproduced on this page as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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