Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate

1) A Certifying Authority may revoke a Digital Signature Certificate issued by it—

• (a) when the subscriber or any other person authorized by him makes a request to that effect; or
• (b) upon the death of the subscriber; or
• (c) upon the dissolution of the firm or winding up of the company where the subscriber is a firm or a company.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) and without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), a Certifying Authority may revoke a Digital Signature Certificate which has been issued by it at any time, if it is of opinion that—

• (a) a material fact represented in the Digital Signature Certificate is false or has been concealed;
• (b) a requirement for issuance of the Digital Signature Certificate was not satisfied;
• (c) the Certifying Authority’s private key or security system was compromised in a manner materially affecting the Digital Signature Certificate’s reliability;
• (d) the subscriber has been declared insolvent or dead or where a subscriber is a firm or a company, which has been dissolved, wound-up or otherwise ceased to exist.

(3) A Digital Signature Certificate shall not be revoked unless the subscriber has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.

(4) On revocation of a Digital Signature Certificate under this section, the Certifying Authority shall communicate the same to the Controller.

COMMENTS
A Digital Signature Certificate issued by Certifying Authority can be revoked if the subscriber or any person authorized by him makes a request to that effect; or upon the death of the subscriber; or upon the dissolution of the firm or company where the subscriber is a firm or a company, Certifying Authority can also revoke a Digital Signature Certificate which has been issued by it if it is of opinion that (i) a material fact represented in the Digital Signature Certificate is false or has been concealed, (ii) a requirement for issuance of the Digital Signature Certificate was not satisfied, (iii) the Certifying Authority’s private key or security system was comprised in a manner materially affecting the Digital Signature Certificate’s reliability, (iv) the subscriber has been declared insolvent or where a subscriber is a firm or a company which has been dissolved, wound-up or otherwise ceased to exist.