law: Information Technology Act, 2000
  37. Suspension of Digital Signature
  
  Certificate. – 
  (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section
  
  (2), the Certifying Authority which has issued a Digital Signature Certificate
  
  may suspend such Digital Signature Certificate.- on receipt of a request to
  
  that effect from- 
  the subscriber listed in the Digital signature
  
  Certificate; or
  any person duly authorized to act on behalf of
  
  that subscriber;
  if it is of opinion that the Digital Signature
  
  Certificate should be suspended in public interest.
  A Digital Signature Certificate shall not be
  
  suspended for a period exceeding fifteen days unless the subscriber has been
  
  given an opportunity of being heard in the matter.
  On suspension of a Digital Signature
  
  Certificate under this section, the Certifying Authority shall communicate the
  
  same to the subscriber.’