These notices are about a specific place, so the paper that matters is the one read where the property or the borrower is — not the biggest national title. A district daily in the local language usually does the job better, and costs a great deal less, than a metro English paper that barely circulates there.
Most are published in a pair: one English daily and one daily in the local language, both circulating in the area concerned. Tell us the district and we will come back with the combinations that satisfy that.
Which newspapers qualify
Which paper you must use is set by whoever directed the notice — the court, the registrar, the regulator or the lender. Where the direction names no paper, the usual expectation is one widely-circulated English daily plus one daily in the language of the place concerned.
- Tell us the city or district the notice has to cover and we will come back with the papers that satisfy it, cheapest first.
- An edition is a printing area, not a whole state — a notice for one district rarely needs the full state run.
- If the direction names a specific newspaper, we book that paper at its official rate.
Times of India
English
Hindustan Times
English
The Hindu
English
Anandabazar Patrika
Bengali
Telegraph
English
Malayala Manorama
Malayalam
Tribune
English
Aajkaal
Bengali
Ajit
Punjabi
Amar Asom
Assamese
Amar Ujala
Hindi
Amritsar Tribune
English
The property and recovery notices we publish
Possession notice
- Published when
- When a lender has taken possession of a secured property, so that the borrower and the public are put on notice that it has changed hands.
- Who publishes it
- Banks, finance companies and other secured lenders.
- Usual format
- Display, often carrying a description of the property and sometimes a photograph of it.
Auction notice
- Published when
- To invite bids for a property or asset being sold, setting out what is for sale, the reserve and the date of the sale.
- Who publishes it
- Lenders, liquidators, receivers and government bodies selling assets.
- Usual format
- Display, and often tabular where several lots are being offered together.
Demand notice
- Published when
- To call publicly on a borrower or a party to pay or perform, before further steps are taken.
- Who publishes it
- Lenders and their advocates.
- Usual format
- Display, usually small to medium — the wording is short, but it must be legible.
Insolvency notice
- Published when
- When insolvency or liquidation proceedings begin, to inform creditors and invite claims within the stated period.
- Who publishes it
- Insolvency professionals, liquidators and the companies concerned.
- Usual format
- Display. Usually published in both an English and a local-language daily circulating where the company operates.
Land verification notice
- Published when
- Before a property is bought, to invite anyone with a claim, charge or objection over the title to come forward within a stated period.
- Who publishes it
- Buyers and their advocates, on behalf of the purchaser.
- Usual format
- Display, usually small, in a paper circulating in the district where the land sits.
What we need from you
You supply the wording. We publish it exactly as supplied and send you a proof before it runs — we do not draft, reword or translate the text of a statutory notice.
- The notice text, as it is to appear, in a file or typed into the form.
- The newspaper and the city or edition, if these have been directed.
- The date you need it published by.
- Whatever the newspaper asks for to accept the notice — this varies by paper and by notice type, and we will tell you before you pay.
What it costs
Statutory notices run as display advertisements, so they are priced per square centimetre of space — not per line or per word. The cost is the paper and edition rate multiplied by the width and height of the notice.
That makes size the thing you control. A notice set to the minimum size the paper will accept costs a fraction of a quarter page, and for most statutory purposes the minimum is enough.
- Rates are the official newspaper rates, at a guaranteed-lowest price.
- GST of 5% applies on top of the space cost.
- Send us the notice and we will quote the exact figure for the papers that qualify, before you commit.
How to publish it
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Send us the notice. Upload the file or paste the text into the form, with the city it has to cover and the date you need it by.
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Get the qualifying papers, priced. We come back with the newspapers that satisfy the requirement and what each will cost at the size you need.
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Approve the proof. We set the notice and send you a proof. Nothing goes to the paper until you have approved exactly how it will appear.
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It runs, and you can check it. On the release date the notice appears in print. You can verify it in the e-paper or a local copy of that day's edition.
Frequently asked questions
Which newspaper should a possession or auction notice go in?
One that actually circulates where the property is. Where nothing specific has been directed, the usual pattern is one English daily and one daily in the local language, both covering that district. A national paper's city edition often does not reach the district at all, so it can cost more and serve the purpose less well.
How is the cost worked out?
Per square centimetre of space, so size drives the price. A short demand notice at the paper's minimum size is inexpensive; an auction notice listing several lots, or one carrying a photograph of the property, needs more space and costs proportionately more. We quote the exact figure per paper before you commit. GST of 5% applies on top.
Can you include a photograph of the property?
Yes. Auction and possession notices often carry one. Send the image with the wording and we will set it into the notice; it adds to the space the notice occupies, so it does affect the price.
Do you draft the notice?
No. The wording of a possession, demand or insolvency notice is a legal document and comes from the lender's or the insolvency professional's own advocate. We do not draft it, reword it or translate it. We typeset exactly what you supply and show you a proof before it runs.
How quickly can a notice appear?
For most district and regional dailies, the next day, with a deadline in the afternoon before. If you are working to a date fixed by a court or by a statutory period, tell us that date first and we will confirm the last moment we can accept the notice for it.
How do I prove it was published?
The notice appears in that day's edition and in the newspaper's e-paper, which you can save or print. We do not supply physical copies of the newspaper.
