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 Mumbai: what is specific here
Mumbai is India’s largest B2B market and its dues are the most varied: garment exporters in Dharavi and Andheri, chemical traders in Masjid Bunder, agencies and consultants billing corporates in BKC and Lower Parel. Cheque-based payments are still common in trading, so Section 138 is a frequent route, and arbitration clauses in corporate contracts often decide where a dispute is heard.
Main industries: textiles and garments, finance and services, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, media and advertising and import and export trading.
Courts: Metropolitan Magistrate courts (Esplanade, Mazgaon, Andheri, Bandra, Kurla and others) for Section 138 complaints; City Civil Court and the Bombay High Court Commercial Division for high-value recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Mumbai file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Maharashtra Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils (regional councils for Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Amravati regions) (Directorate of Industries, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, and regional Joint Director of Industries offices). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Mumbai supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.
How recovery works for a business in Mumbai
- 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 Maharashtra Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils (regional councils for Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Amravati regions), a Section 138 complaint in the Mumbai 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.