When will you be notified when you are sued by the other party?

Legal analysis: After filing a case, the defendant should be served with a summons within 7 days. In real life, the time for the court to receive a summons after filing a case is generally controlled by the court, usually within 10 days to one month. After filing a case, the court should summon the defendant first and then notify the plaintiff. In other words, the court will call the defendant first. If it cannot be served by direct service, lien service, entrusted service or mail service, the court will finally serve it by announcement. The service of announcement means that the summons is served by newspaper 60 days after the date of announcement.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law.

Article 17 The basic people's courts shall have jurisdiction over civil cases of first instance, except as otherwise provided by this Law.

Article 18 The Intermediate People's Court shall have jurisdiction over the following civil cases of first instance:

(1) Major foreign-related cases;

Cases with great influence in the region;

(3) Cases determined by the Supreme People's Court to be under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate People's Court.

Article 119 A prosecution must meet the following conditions:

(1) The plaintiff is a citizen, legal person and other organization that has a direct interest in the case;

(2) Having a clear defendant;

(3) Having specific requests, facts and reasons;

(4) It falls within the scope of civil litigation accepted by the people's court and is under the jurisdiction of the sued people's court.

Article 120 A lawsuit shall be filed with the people's court, and copies shall be submitted according to the number of defendants. If it is really difficult to write a complaint, it may be submitted orally, which shall be recorded by the people's court and the other party shall be informed.