IT Act has its first case in Odisha

The IT Act has empowered citizens to check against IT fraud

GN Bureau | September 20, 2012



A 54 year old businessman, Prasanna Kumar Jena has filed a case against an e-procurement company called tendertiger.com for allegedly providing him information for a tender that did not exist and demanded a compensation of Rs 5 lakh. This is the first case that has been filed under the Information Technology (IT) Act since its inception. The company provides alerts for tenders to its consumers.


"I was told that being a registered member of the website would give me a competitive advantage as they post new tender details, corrigendum, minutes of pre-bid meetings and tender results. I subscribed to the service by paying a subscription fee of Rs 8,000, following which I got detail of a tender by Steel Authority of India Ltd for appointment of a consignment agent for transportation, handling and storage of iron and steel materials in Deogarh. But when I inquired at the SAIL office, they said they hadn't issued any such tender out," Jena said to the Times of India.
 

 

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