Section 38 Revocation of Digital Signature Certificate
(1) A Certifying AuthorityDefined in section 2(g): Certifying Authority means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a 1[electronic signature] Certificate under section 24 may revoke a Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 issued by it—
(a) where the subscriber or any other person authorised 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 AuthorityDefined in section 2(g): Certifying Authority means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a 1[electronic signature] Certificate under section 24 may revoke a Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 which has been issued by it at any time, if it is of opinion that—
(a) a material fact represented in the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 is false or has been concealed;
(b) a requirement for issuance of the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 was not satisfied;
(c) the Certifying AuthorityDefined in section 2(g): Certifying Authority means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a 1[electronic signature] Certificate under section 24's private key or security system was compromised in a manner materially affecting the Digital Signature CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35'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 CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 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 CertificateDefined in section 2(q): Digital Signature Certificate means a Digital Signature Certificate issued under sub section (4) of section 35 under this section, the Certifying AuthorityDefined in section 2(g): Certifying Authority means a person who has been granted a licence to issue a 1[electronic signature] Certificate under section 24 shall communicate the same to the subscriber.