{"id":2615,"date":"2017-12-29T13:22:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T13:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signdesk.com\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2025-09-17T05:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:32:03","slug":"aadhaar-based-esign-valid-invalid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/aadhaar-based-esign-valid-invalid","title":{"rendered":"Aadhaar based eSign: Valid or Invalid?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Aadhaar based eSign<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/aadhaar-esign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aadhaar based eSign<\/a> <\/span>has made life easy for many individuals and businesses who are now able to make a legally binding electronic signature from any part of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users just need to have a mobile phone number that is linked to Aadhaar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The facility has clearly given a dynamic source of seamless convenience to users who otherwise had to prepare elaborate paper documents and had to schedule their time to get the essential validation from other concerning parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3176\" src=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Aadhaar-based-eSign-Valid-or-Invalid.jpg\" alt=\"Aadhaar based eSign validity\" width=\"1000\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, a business which intends to get into a commercial agreement with a business organization\u00a0in a different part of the country does not have to spend on various resources to do the same, they can simply click below and get the job done. <\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/talk-to-sales\"><button class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit envor-btn envor-btn-primary envor-btn-normal\" type=\"button\">Upload A Document &amp; eSign Right Now<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When a document is signed physically it invariably involves inventory, storage, travel and complimentary charges which are saved as the complete process can be done from any part of the world over\u00a0an internet enabled device, at an almost negligible expense. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seamless facility being legally binding according to the<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Information Technology Act of 2000 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">puts all uncertainties to rest as the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/blog\/how-to-validate-esign\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eSign is valid<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over most verifiable documents. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The validity of eSignature In India<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As implied above, the eSign can be expressly used to validate any commercial document like the ones involving but not restricted to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Onboarding Documents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial Documents<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vendor Agreements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service Agreement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employment Agreement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sale Agreements For Movable Property<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Procurement Contracts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While that should be a much welcome facility to most business or institutional processes, the eSign is yet to be accepted as a legitimate source of validation in the following cases where there is a categorical need for handwritten signatures followed by physical authentication by authorities like the Sub Registrar. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Exceptions To Validity of Aadhaar Based eSign In India<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following documents have a decided need for physical authentication from an authority at least at this time of publishing this document as we enter the first month of 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -1.5em;\">1<\/span><strong style=\"text-indent: -1.5em;\">.\u00a0<\/strong>A Trust Deed<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -1.5em;\">2. Power of Attorney<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -1.5em;\">3. A Will or \u00a0Testament<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -1.5em;\">4. A Negotiable Instrument (other than a cheque)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -1.5em;\">5. Any Contract for the Sale or conveyance of immovable property or any interest in such property<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/melento.ai\/en-in\/aadhaar-esign\">Aadhaar Based eSign<\/a><\/span>: How It Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aadhaar based eSign can be used conveniently when you have your phone number linked to Aadhaar. The user just needs to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload the document<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the Aadhaar linked Phone Number <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter the OTP that is sent to the Phone Number <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place your legally binding eSignature on the document<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you validate the document with your eSign, you can <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">invite<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the other party\/parties to eSign the document by simply entering their eMail address. Once the other party receives the invitation to eSign, they follow the same process like you did to eSign the document. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The whole process is known to take around 2 minutes, an undeniably progressive process from the physical process downright. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How Secure Is The Aadhaar Based eSignature?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indisputably secure. 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