Reply to Court Notice
Hello everyone,
First of all I want to thank this forum and the advocates for helping so many citizens by educating about laws. Thank you very much.
I have received a notice from family court, stating the below -
"You are hereby required to file in this Court as appearance personally
though E~mail or a Vakalatnama through E-mail with the permission of the Court within
3 Weeks from the service of this summons upon you.
And whereas as suit will be placed for directions on the board of the
Judge on the date xx/xx/xxxx.
You are hereby summoned to appear before the Judge through Video
Conference call to answer the Petitioners claim on the said xx/xx/xxxx at xx.xx O'clock
in the morning.
Make further notice that if you fail to file your appearance personally
through E-mail or Vakalatnama through E-mail as referred above, or you fail to appear
before the Judge on the day before mentioned the petition may be placed on board for
ex-parte order against you"
My question is -
What am I expected to reply within 3 weeks?
I'm using vakalatnam, so,
1) Do I need to reply with a vakalatnama stating that I or my lawyer will be appearing on the mentioned date?
2) Or, do I need to reply with a vakalatnama stating my response to petitioner's claim?
Thank you!