A legal notice is a warning in simple language to the opposite party to either cease its illegal activities or face consequences which could be either civil or criminal or both.

Requirements of a Legal Notice

• The Legal Notice will be drafted on the letterhead of the advocate who serves the legal notice wherein the Name and Address of the Advocate appears.
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• The Legal Notice should have the date mentioned in the notice.
• The Legal notice will have the name and address of the opposite party to whom it is being served.
• The Legal Notice will contain the details of the matter and also mention the cause of action when such dispute arose and continues till today.
• The relief claimed by the sender of the notice and also claim damages and compensation with a firm warning to desist from any further violation of laws.
• Finally it will have the sign of the Advocate who serves it .
• Important to note is the legal notice is served from the Advocates Letterhead to the opposite Party.
• The Opposite party through his /her lawyer may reply to the Legal notice  and the same would be replied at the address of the Advocate who first served the legal notice.
• In case the opposite party does not heed to the legal notice then the next course is filing appropriate proceedings in the court of law.
• There are certain cases as in Notice under the Negotiable instruments act , in cheque bounce cases , serving legal notice is mandatory.
• Legal notices under section 80 of CPC is also mandatory so also prior to filing defamation cases.
• Legal Notice is a potent weapon prior to initiating any legal process in the court of law.

In case you wish to serve a legal notice when you feel your legal  rights have been violated and infringed upon you may call us at 9873628941 .