Letter Before Action

Letter Before Action

A letter before action is ordinarily called the legal notice in India, which is a formal written correspondence to a person or entity, informing the party of your intention to undertake a legal proceeding against them.

In India, a legal notice is considered to be the first step involved in any legal proceeding. All legal actions are generally initiated in India only after the legal notice has been served upon the other side, which may be an entity or individual. The said practice, however, is not mandatory in all cases. Such requirement if provided in any particular Act or statute then it is mandatory, however, if there is no specific provision then sending the legal notice is not mandatory in such cases. Some of the instances where sending a pre-action letter/ legal notice is mandatory are as under: