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eSignature legality in India

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Docusign's summary of how the Information Technology Act 2000, the Indian Contract Act and the stamp acts treat electronic signatures, including the First Schedule list of documents that cannot be signed electronically.

• Under the IT Act's First Schedule, a negotiable instrument other than a cheque, a power of attorney, a trust deed, a will, and a contract for the sale or conveyance of immovable property cannot be signed electronically.
• A recognised electronic signature uses a method in the Second Schedule, such as Aadhaar e-KYC eSign or a digital signature certificate.
• Stamp duty still has to be paid on instruments that need it, at or before signing.