Key Points
"An individual can send or receive legal notice or other general notices such as money recovery notices or eviction notices through WhatsApp, email or any other electronic means..
Several courts have now recognised the practice of sending notices by emails and WhatsApp and have held that 'the soul of the service' is to send the information of the proceedings to the defendant or the contesting party with a view to give them an opportunity to respond."..
"The Hon'ble Supreme Court in cognisance for extension of limitation [Suo Moto (C) No. 3 of 2020] has observed and held that the service of notices, summons, and exchange of pleadings may be done by email, fax, commonly used instant messaging services, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc..
The Hon'ble Bombay High Court has taken a step further to set a precedent that the service of legal notices, pleadings, and summons done via WhatsApp is also considered a proper service, and a double tick on the WhatsApp message would prima facie show that the notice/summons has been delivered..
Similarly, the Punjab and Haryana High Court also recently framed detailed rules for the Revenue Court for the service of notices or summons and exchange of pleadings by electronic modes."..
