What if someone does not reply to a Legal Notice?

The legal notice is a kind of legal document or the legal intimation that is sent to opposite party, it states that the person who is aggrieved is planning to sue, for the case that is mentioned in the notice, the legal notice is a kind of formal means of communication to any legal person, this notice also notifies the opposite party about the intention of the first party that he is going to initiate legal action or proceedings against them.

In India the legal Notice is said to be the first step of the legal proceeding in India, the legal notice conveys the intention before any legal proceedings, the legal notice is not sent in the criminal cases but it is sent only in civil nature of cases under the section 80 of The code of the civil procedure, 1908.

Main objectives of legal Notice 

The legal notice is basically used to show the intention of the party who want to start or initiate the legal proceedings against the party to whom the notice is being sent, this legal notice provide the opportunity to the second party to settle the dispute prior without going to the court, the main motive behind the legal notice is exempt from the unnecessary litigation expenses and time.

The legal notice needs to be replied within the expected time if not done so then it will be considered as beneficial for the person sending the legal notice.

When any person receives such legal notice there are few points which one  should keep in mind: 

• Read it carefully: The issue needs to be understood, therefore read the notice carefully and understand it and start the conversation immediately as the issue needs to be resolved.
• Contact the lawyer: if you don’t understand the content in the legal notice then do approach the legal experts or you can ask the free question on the lead India website or you can talk to lawyers and get the legal advice regarding your issue.
• Lawyers to be appointed: The appointed lawyer must provide the relevant and necessary facts, time, place, events and so on, this relevant information helps the lawyer to draft a proper reply to such legal notice.
• How to send reply: The reply to the notice is sent through the courier once the draft is prepared by the  lawyer and one should also keep the copy of the reply of the notice

Consequences if the person does not respond to a Legal Notice:

If the person who received the legal notice must have to send the response of the legal notice in a stipulated time, and if the reply is not sent then the opposite party can file the suit in the court of law, and as the suit is filed before the court of law and then order will be sent to the respondent by the to make appearance before the court.

Things that one should mention in the legal notice:

• The legal notice must contain the proper name and address of the person or party to whom such notice is to be given
• The facts must be properly mentioned in the legal notice 
• If the aggrieved party wants any kind of compensation for the inconvenience, then these compensation should be mentioned properly by the sender after stating the fact 
• Signature: there should be proper signature of the lawyer who is sending the legal notice at the end of the notice with proper stamp of the advocate or the lawyer.

How Can Lead India help?

Lead India has an experts panel of advocates where you can ask the legal question. Also, you can contact the best lawyer for your respective place and also they will help you in sending the reply to any such legal notice or if you want to send the legal notice, then you can approach to lead India.