General Cease and Desist Letter - Template, Sample Form

Valid in India

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What is a General Cease and Desist Letter?

A General Cease and Desist Letter is a ready-to-use legal template for India. You complete it by answering a few plain-English questions, then download the finished document in Word and PDF.

What does the General Cease and Desist Letter cover?

The General Cease and Desist Letter is organised into sections covering Re: Cease and desist, so the important points are captured in a clear, consistent structure.

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Date: ________


To:

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Dear ________,


Re: Cease and desist

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Through your activities, you have been making several false allegations and accusations against ________ thereby spreading false information and trying to damage the reputation of ________.

- Substantial loss and damage to my business;

- Substantial damage to my professional reputation;

- Substantial harm to my personal reputation and character;

- Emotional distress;

The statements made by you are false, baseless, highly defamatory of ________ and made with the intention to cause damages and to defame it.

I hereby request you to immediately cease and desist the abovementioned activities and to unconditionally apologise for your actions and refrain from such activities including without limitation refrain from making any false and baseless accusations that are false to your knowledge, defamatory in nature or that are otherwise intended to harm, malign, defame or damage my business, professional reputation, personal reputation, character or goodwill in any manner whatsoever. We hereby also demand that within a period of ________ days from the receipt of the letter, you remove all defamatory statements and content from the following:

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and publish a retraction and apology in the following manner:

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You are required to notify me in writing when the above has been completed.

This letter is being sent without prejudice to any rights and/or remedies that ________ may have under applicable laws.



Sincerely,



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