An e-notice is a legal or demand notice sent in electronic form. The Information Technology Act, 2000 gives legal recognition to electronic records and communications, and the Supreme Court has permitted service of notices by email and instant messaging in appropriate cases. For Section 138 of the NI Act, courts have accepted that a notice sent electronically to the drawer's correct address can satisfy the requirement of a written notice, provided receipt is established. Best practice is to send the e-notice and the registered post version together.
How an e-notice works in India
The advocate sends the signed notice as a PDF to the buyer's official email (from the invoice, website, GST registration or MCA records) and to the directors' known addresses, and shares the same PDF by WhatsApp to the numbers used in the trade. Delivery and read receipts, the server's sent record and any reply are preserved. The paper notice goes by registered post AD the same day. In court, the electronic record is proved through a certificate under the evidence law for electronic records, and the registered post receipt supplies the statutory presumption of service.
Why it matters for getting paid
Registered post can take a week and may be refused or returned "left". The e-notice lands in minutes, so the buyer's finance team and directors read the demand on the day it is issued and the conversation starts at once. Many settlements begin with a reply to the e-notice before the paper copy arrives. Read the entries on legal notice and registered post AD for the two halves of good service.
How FundRaksha uses it
FundRaksha's standard practice is e-notice first: within 24 hours of complete documents, the dedicated advocate emails and WhatsApps the signed notice, then dispatches registered post. This is a key reason about 60% of cases settle without a filing. The fee is 30% of recovery only.
Worked example (hypothetical)
A Bengaluru design agency is owed ₹3,50,000 by a startup, 70 days overdue against 30-day terms. On Monday it sends documents to FundRaksha; by Tuesday afternoon the advocate's e-notice is in the founders' inboxes and on WhatsApp, demanding ₹3,50,000 plus contractual interest at 18% a year (about ₹6,900 for the 40 days beyond the due date, computed as ₹3,50,000 × 18% × 40/365) within 15 days. The CFO replies by email on Wednesday proposing full payment of ₹3,50,000 in ten days. The registered letter arrives on Friday; by then a settlement is agreed in writing.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-08. Information for Indian businesses; not legal advice.