What are the essentials of a Legal Notice and what should be mentioned in it?
Dated: 2024-04-18 08:34:29
What are the essentials of a Legal Notice and what should be mentioned in it?
Answers by Lawyers
Essentials of a Legal Notice
A legal notice must include the following:
- Concise statement of the material facts giving rise to the claim;
- Relief sought by the plaintiff against each named defendant;
- Concise summary of the legal basis for the relief sought.
Points to be mentioned in Legal Notice
The following points should be mentioned:
- The notice should be addressed to the person against whom the sender has grievances.
- The cause which compelled the sending of notice should be mentioned clearly.
- Previous communications regarding the cause of sending the notice should also be mentioned.
- A reasonable time of around 30 days or 60 days should be given to the other party to settle the matter by negotiating and by performing the desired action.
- A period of time can be given to the other party for replying.
- It should be sent through Registered AD post.
- A copy of receipt of the post should be kept as proof of delivery.
- It should be drafted in such a way that it is not lengthy and contains all the material contents related to the cause.
Minal B Khona