Commercial disputes we recover
- Contract and PO dues: goods delivered or services performed under a contract the buyer now disputes or ignores.
- Retention and security deposits: amounts held by builders, EPCs and large buyers long after the defect or warranty period.
- Distribution and agency settlements: claims, credit notes and closing balances after an agreement ends.
- Cancelled orders: goods made to order and then refused, where the buyer owes the price or damages.
- Rate contracts and running accounts: disputed quantities or rates across many deliveries.
Arbitration or court?
Many commercial contracts carry an arbitration clause. If yours does, disputes go to an arbitral tribunal rather than court; the award is enforceable like a decree and the process is usually faster. If there is no clause, a summary suit under Order XXXVII CPC fits fixed sums, and an ordinary civil suit covers damages. Udyam-registered suppliers also have the Facilitation Council route regardless of what the contract says, because the MSMED Act overrides contrary terms.
Your advocate reads the contract in the free assessment and recommends the route with the best chance and the lowest cost.
Recovering B2B dues in Mangaluru: what is specific here
Mangaluru’s cashew processors, seafood exporters, tile makers and port-linked logistics operators carry dues from traders and large buyers across the country and abroad. Freight and stock dues respond to a firm notice with delivery proof; MSME units can add Samadhaan before the Karnataka Council.
Main industries: port logistics and shipping, cashew processing and exports, tiles and construction materials, banking and education and seafood.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate First Class courts, Mangaluru, for Section 138; District Court, Dakshina Kannada, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Mangaluru file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Mangaluru supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.
How recovery works for a business in Mangaluru
- Free consultation and case assessment. Send us the invoice, purchase order or delivery proof and the buyer’s messages. We tell you what is recoverable and how.
- Dedicated advocate within 24 hours. Your advocate sends a legal notice as an e-notice the same day and by registered post, with proof of delivery saved.
- Negotiation and settlement. The advocate calls the buyer, explains the consequences and agrees a payment plan. About 60% of our cases close here.
- Filing if needed. MSME Samadhaan before the Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, a Section 138 complaint in the Mangaluru magistrate courts, a summary suit or arbitration, handled by the same advocate.
You pay nothing upfront. Our fee is 30% of the amount actually recovered; if nothing is recovered there is no fee. Court fees, where a matter is filed, are borne by you and told to you in advance.