Kaagazaat

Legal Notice for Unpaid Salary or Dues

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Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: No stamp duty in Punjab or Chandigarh — a notice that demands payment, performance or the stopping of an act creates, transfers or ends no right in property, and is not a chargeable instrument under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
Registration: Not registrable in Punjab or Chandigarh — Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 reaches instruments that create or transfer an interest in property, not a one-sided demand.
Witnesses: None required in Punjab or Chandigarh — this is a one-sided notice, not an instrument two parties sign.

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Also called

salary recovery notice
unpaid wages notice
notice to employer for salary
full and final settlement notice
notice for withheld salary
tankhwah ka notice
वेतन वसूली का नोटिस
बक़ाया वेतन का नोटिस

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Use this when you work, or worked, for an employer and have not been paid your salary or other dues: months of pay withheld, pay held back after you resigned, or dues on leaving such as notice pay, bonus, leave pay or gratuity that the employer will not settle. The notice describes your employment, lists what is due, asks for payment within a fixed time and says what you will do if it is not paid.

Not the Salary Certificate, which an employer issues. Not the Recovery Notice (Money Due), which is for a debt or unpaid price of goods and services. Not for rent — use the notices for landlords and tenants. Not for an employer's claim against an employee. Read before sending: which law applies to your pay, and where a complaint can be made, depends on the kind of establishment and on how much you earn. If you are unsure, ask a labour lawyer or the district labour office before choosing between a complaint and a suit.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

No stamp duty in Punjab or Chandigarh — a notice that demands payment, performance or the stopping of an act creates, transfers or ends no right in property, and is not a chargeable instrument under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Plain paper or an advocate's letterhead is enough; no e-stamp exists for a document of this kind.

Registration

Not registrable in Punjab or Chandigarh — Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 reaches instruments that create or transfer an interest in property, not a one-sided demand. No Sub-Registrar takes a document of this kind.

Notarisation

Not required in Punjab or Chandigarh — notarising the notice adds nothing to its effect. What matters is proof that it reached the Recipient: the registered-post receipt and acknowledgement card, courier tracking, or a signed acknowledgement of hand delivery. Keep these with the file.

Witnesses

None required in Punjab or Chandigarh — this is a one-sided notice, not an instrument two parties sign. Witnesses matter only if the notice is delivered by hand (get the receiver's name, signature and date) or affixed because the Recipient cannot be found (two independent witnesses, a note of where and when, and photographs).

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LEGAL NOTICE FOR UNPAID SALARY OR DUES

A worker's demand for pay and other dues that the employer has not paid.

Date: 1 April 2026

TO:
Kapoor Traders (Proprietor: Mr Anil Kapoor)
SCO 42, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh 160022
And also at: X

FROM:
Ramesh Kumar
House No. 214, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh 160015
Phone: 98765 43210
Email: ramesh.kumar@example.com

SUBJECT: Demand for unpaid pay and dues of ₹1,20,500 (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand Five Hundred only)

Dear Sir / Madam,

1. THE EMPLOYMENT

1.1 The Sender joined the Recipient as Accounts Executive on 1 April 2024 under an appointment letter of the same date. The Sender gave written notice of resignation on 3 June 2026 and left on 2 July 2026.

1.2 The Sender's agreed pay is ₹35,000 (Rupees Thirty Five Thousand only) a month.

2. WHAT IS DUE

2.1 The following pay has not been paid: salary for May, June and 1 to 2 July 2026.

2.2 The Sender is also owed the following: Leave encashment for 12 days (Rs 14,000) and reimbursement of travel expenses for June 2026 (Rs 6,500).

2.3 The total presently due to the Sender is ₹1,20,500 (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand Five Hundred only).

2.4 The Sender has already asked for payment: By messages on 5 June, 20 June and 9 July 2026 and by a letter handed over on 10 July 2026.

2.5 Pay for work done is due on the day fixed by the contract or the law that applies, and dues on leaving are to be settled promptly. They may not be held back, and no deduction may be made from them except as the law allows.

3. THE DEMAND

3.1 The Sender calls upon the Recipient, within 15 days of receipt of this notice, to pay ₹1,20,500 (Rupees One Lakh Twenty Thousand Five Hundred only) to the Sender by bank transfer or account payee cheque, and to give the Sender a written statement of how that figure is made up if the Recipient disputes any part of it.

4. IF THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT PAY

4.1 If the Recipient does not pay within that time, the Sender will take such proceedings as the Sender is advised, which may include a complaint to the labour authority that has power under the wage law that applies, or a civil suit for recovery, together with interest, compensation and costs as the law allows.

4.2 Nothing in this notice waives any right or remedy of the Sender.

5. SERVICE OF THIS NOTICE

5.1 This notice is served by registered post with acknowledgement due. A notice properly addressed, pre-paid and posted is presumed to have been served in the ordinary course of post (Section 27, General Clauses Act, 1897). Refusal to accept delivery will be treated as service.

This notice is issued through Simran Kaur, Advocate, of Chamber No. 88, District Courts, Sector 43, Chandigarh. A reply may be sent to the Advocate as well as to the Sender.

6. JURISDICTION AND REPLY

Questions about this document

Does the Legal Notice for Unpaid Salary or Dues need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

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Does the Legal Notice for Unpaid Salary or Dues need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable in Punjab or Chandigarh — Section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 reaches instruments that create or transfer an interest in property, not a one-sided demand.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the Legal Notice for Unpaid Salary or Dues cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Legal Notice for Unpaid Salary or Dues need witnesses?

None required in Punjab or Chandigarh — this is a one-sided notice, not an instrument two parties sign.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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