Suffered online financial cheating? Claim damage before State Adjudicating Officer

Gandhinagar: Victims of online financial cheating can claim damage upto Rs 5 crore under IT notification – 2000 section 43 by moving an application before the adjudicating officer in respective state, said a Gujarat government release today.

Incidents such as theft of electronic data, illegal online transaction of money, breach of KYC are covered under this provision.

IT secretary in each state government has been announced as adjudicating officer as per the amendment. He has been given Civil court power. So far 13 applications have been received in Gujarat, of which 11 are cleared. In 5 incidents, fine and penalty are ordered.

Adjudicating officer in Gujarat can be contacted at Officer-Secretary, Science and Technology department, block number 7, 5th floor, New Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. More details can be availed at www.dst.gujarat.gov.in.

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