Reply to IBC S.8 Demand Notice

What this is

Reply, as a company or LLP, to a demand notice under Section 8 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code within the ten-day window, bringing the existence of a dispute, the payment position or the defects in the notice on record so that an insolvency application can be resisted. Our panel advocate drafts and signs the reply on letterhead and sends it by email and WhatsApp, with tracked speed post if you choose it.

What you get

A notice of dispute or reply under Section 8(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, drafted, reviewed and signed by our panel advocate on letterhead, recording the pre-existing dispute with its documentary trail, any suit or arbitration pending, payments made, defects in the notice or in the debt claimed, and the company's position. Sent to the operational creditor by email and WhatsApp within the ten days. Optional tracked speed post (+₹79) adds the dispatch receipt, tracking ID and delivery acknowledgement. Includes a short note on the Section 9 application the creditor may file and how the reply is used before the NCLT.

How it works

1. 1Upload the demand notice and its attachmentsForm 3 or Form 4 with the invoices, all pages, with proof of the date received. We pre-fill the creditor, the amount and the invoices.
2. 2Upload the dispute trailEvery email, letter or debit note where you questioned the goods, services, quality, quantity or invoices before the notice.
3. 3Answer the advocate's questionsWhether a dispute was raised before the notice, whether any case or arbitration exists, what has been paid, and whether the company is otherwise solvent.
4. 4PayPay the fee. Speed post is recommended as proof of service.
5. 5Advocate drafts and signsOur panel advocate checks the notice, the threshold and the dispute, drafts the reply and signs it on letterhead.
6. 6Reply is sentThe reply goes to the creditor by email and WhatsApp, and by speed post if chosen, within the ten days. You receive your copy and the next-steps note.

What to have ready

• Demand notice with attachmentsForm 3 or Form 4, invoices, all pages, with the courier slip or email showing the date received.
• Dispute correspondence before the noticeEmails, letters, debit notes, complaints.
• Contract, purchase order or work order (if you have it)Terms including credit period and interest.
• Proof of payments and ledger (if you have it)Bank statements and your ledger for this creditor.
• Case papers of any pending proceeding (if you have it)Suit, arbitration, cheque case or Council reference.
• Board resolution or authority letter (if you have it)Authorising the signatory.
• MCA master data of your company (if you have it)Showing registered office and directors.

What this is based on

• IBC 2016, S.9 — 10-day reply (2016)
• must either pay, notify pre-existing dispute, or face S.9 petition at NCLT.