Legal Notice for Defamation case

Format of legal notice in defamation case seeking apology

SPEED POST/COURIER

Date:_________________

LEGAL NOTICE FOR DEFAMATION

To
Mr. __________________
______________________
______________________

Sir,

Under instructions from and on behalf of my client Mr._____________, R/o _____________ _____________, I do hereby serve you with the following legal notice:-

1. That my client is the Vice President of _____________ Party, and was MLA in ___________ and held various other organizational responsibilities. He is a well known public figure highly respected in all spheres of life.

2. That my client is doing social services relentlessly for last several decades and has impeccable image in the eyes of public.

3. That various friends and well wishers of my client informed him that they were shocked to see news in various print and electronic media widely circulated that you noticee deliberately and recklessly made false and defamatory allegations against my client with the intention and knowledge of harming my client's reputation with the knowledge that same are false and lowering his image in the eyes of the public.

4. The wild and concocted allegations made by you noticee are completely concocted, defamatory, scandalous and un-parliamentary and have maligned the image of my client.

5. The excerpts of the __________ News paper dated _________ are as follows:-

"____________________ _________________ ________________"

You noticee again made false allegations against my client on ________. The excerpts of some news dailies are as follows:-

"____________________ _________________ ________________"

6. That the aforesaid defamatory, scandalous, false and reckless statements and news items have been widely published circulated and read by public at large and have lowered the dignity of my client in the eyes of the public. Such scandalous, fabricated, defamatory and reckless allegations have been made by you with ulterior motives and wrongful intent to malign and tarnish the image of my client

My client therefore calls upon you noticee to issue public apology and withdraw your defamatory statements against my client within three days of receipt of this legal notice, failing which my client will be constrained to take appropriate legal action against you including prosecuting you for criminal defamation at your risk, cost and consequences.

Copy of this notice has been retained in my office for further appropriate action.

__________Advocate

Legal Notice for Defamation case

Format of legal notice in defamation case seeking apology

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