Reply to Legal Notice · Advocate-Drafted · Pan-India, Online
Got a legal notice? An advocate reads it, finds the weak points in it, builds your defence and sends a reply with proof of delivery. Cheque bounce, money recovery, contract, employment, IP and IBC demand notices. Tell us your deadline. The fee is fixed in writing before we start.
Tell us who sent it, what it demands, the date you received it and the deadline. Then send a photo or PDF of the notice on WhatsApp. We reply with the deadline that applies, the main risks and the fee, usually within two hours on working days.
Send us the notice the day you get it.
After a cheque bounces, the payee can send a notice within 30 days of learning of the dishonour. The drawer then has 15 days from receiving it to pay. A reply alone does not stop that clock. See our page on the legal notice for cheque bounce.
A demand notice from an operational creditor under Section 8 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code gives the company 10 days from receipt to pay or to show a genuine dispute that existed before the notice. This one cannot wait.
Notices that mention an injunction, eviction, takedown or a police complaint often set a short deadline of 7 days or less. Tell us the date and we plan around it.
Most set 15 or 30 days. The deadline is usually counted from the day you receive the notice. If you need more time, we ask for it in writing instead of letting it pass.
From first read to proof of delivery.
We read the notice twice: once for the claim, and once for its mistakes, such as a wrong amount, wrong party, missing facts or a deadline that does not apply. You get a short plan and the fee.
A reply that answers every allegation with facts and documents, takes a clear position on the demand, and is written for the judge who may read it later.
We tell you which documents to attach, which to hold back, and what is missing from your side of the file.
If the other side owes you, or has breached the contract first, the reply says so and reserves your claim.
When a settlement makes sense, we keep the offer separate and carefully worded. See negotiation and mediation and how a legal notice can settle a dispute.
We send the signed reply by Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due and by email, and give you the receipts and the acknowledgement card when it arrives.
If the other side files a case, we explain your options and costs. See our pre-litigation advisory and legal retainership in India.
Each type needs a different reply.
You are told to pay an invoice, loan or balance. We separate what you owe from what you dispute and answer the demand. See legal notice for recovery of money and legal notice for non-payment of dues.
The law presumes a cheque was issued for a debt, so the reply has to lay the groundwork to rebut that, and the 15-day payment window needs a decision at once. See cheque bounce notice mistakes.
The sender says you broke the agreement. We check the contract, the sender's own performance and any termination terms. See legal notice for breach of contract.
Notices about termination, notice pay, dues or restrictive terms, from an employee or an employer. See legal notice for wrongful termination and unpaid salary.
You are told to remove content or apologise. The reply deals with what was said, where, and what defences apply. See legal notice for defamation.
Cease and desist letters and infringement notices. We look at whether the claim is real before you change anything. See IP cease and desist notices and passing off in India.
For companies served under Section 8, the reply is about payment or a pre-existing dispute, with documents, inside 10 days.
Landlord, tenant, partner and shareholder disputes where a notice sets out claims or demands.
Income tax and GST notices go to a chartered accountant, not to us. If you have received a court summons, a police notice or a family court notice, send it to us anyway. Those need a different step from a reply letter, and we will tell you plainly whether we can act or who should.
Why a lawyer-drafted reply is different from a template.
Each point gets a response with facts, dates and documents. Silence on one allegation can later be read as agreement.
A written, signed acknowledgement of a debt made before the limitation period ends can start a fresh limitation period. A careless sentence can revive a claim that was running out of time.
The reply must match your contracts, messages and bank records. Contradictions get used against you in court.
We decide with you whether the whole reply, or only part of it, should be marked without prejudice, and keep any settlement offer carefully separate.
If you have a counterclaim or a right to set off, the reply reserves it, so it is not lost.
Firm, calm and factual. The reply may be filed in court as an exhibit, so the tone and the record both matter.
Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the payee sends the demand notice within 30 days of learning that the cheque bounced. The drawer then has 15 days from receiving the notice to pay. If the money is not paid, the payee can file a complaint within one month after those 15 days end. A reply helps your position, but only payment inside the 15 days takes the offence off the table. We check the dates on the notice, the amount demanded against the cheque, and whether the notice was properly sent.
Under Section 8 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, a company served with an operational creditor's demand notice has 10 days from receipt to pay, or to bring to the creditor's notice a genuine dispute that existed before the notice, or proof that payment was made. The Tribunal has held in some cases that a company that did not reply can still raise a pre-existing dispute later. We never advise relying on that.
A claim that is close to the limitation period can be revived by a signed written acknowledgement of the debt, made before the period ends, as Section 18 of the Limitation Act provides. A partial admission does not revive the unadmitted part. This is why we choose the words of an admission, and whether to make one, with care.
These are general points, not advice on your notice. The facts decide how they apply.
You do not need everything on day one. Start with the notice, and we will ask for the rest.
Please do not forward confidential documents through the contact form. We will tell you how to share them once we confirm the engagement.
Use the form or WhatsApp. Tell us the date you received it and the deadline.
We read it and tell you which deadline applies, the main risks and the fixed fee.
You send the file. We tell you what is missing and what should stay out.
You get the reply in draft, with the key points marked. One round of changes is included.
The signed reply goes by RPAD and email. You receive the receipts and the acknowledgement card.
If the other side answers, files a case or offers to settle, we advise on what to do next.
Most replies are ready in 2 to 5 business days. If your deadline is shorter, tell us when you contact us and we plan the work around it.
The fee is fixed after we read the notice and is agreed in writing before work starts. Most replies cost between ₹3,000 and ₹8,000, depending on the length of the notice, the number of allegations and the documents involved. Postage is extra. Complex or high-value matters, such as large recovery claims or IBC notices, are quoted separately.
Individuals and businesses.
Freelancers, consultants, tenants, landlords and employees who received a notice and want it handled properly.
Vendors, customers, co-founders and ex-employees. See startup lawyer in India.
Notices from creditors, banks, regulators and counterparties, including IBC demand notices.
Notices sent to India-linked parties. We work online across time zones. See legal notice in Dubai and legal notice in Singapore.
Local pages for notices in these cities.
Notices and replies for Delhi and NCR.
Startups, tech and employment notices.
Business and property notices.
Commercial and recovery notices.
Trade and money recovery notices.
Business and civil notices.
Civil, property and recovery notices.
Notices with UAE links.
Notices with Singapore links.
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Prakhar Rai founded My Legal Pal and is enrolled with the Bar Council of India. He is an alumnus of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore, and holds a Master of Business Laws. He has spent more than a decade advising businesses on contracts, disputes and cross-border matters, and he reviews every reply we send.
This page is general information and is not legal advice. Deadlines and rules depend on the facts of your notice and the law in force. A lawyer-client relationship starts only when we confirm an engagement in writing. Reviewed by Prakhar Rai (Bar Council of India). Last updated: November 2026.
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