The timeline from notice to money
| Stage | Typical time | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Documents to notice | 24 hours | Advocate assigned, e-notice sent, registered post dispatched |
| Notice to response | 7–15 days | Buyer replies, pays or proposes a plan; advocate negotiates |
| Settlement | 2–8 weeks | Payment in full or instalments secured by post-dated cheques or a mandate |
| MSME Samadhaan (if filed) | Target 90 days from reference | Conciliation, then arbitration at the Uttar Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council |
| Section 138 / summary suit (if filed) | Months, by court calendar | Advocate appears; judgment or settlement in court |
Times vary by buyer and court; your advocate gives you a realistic estimate for your case in the free assessment.
Recovering B2B dues in Kanpur: what is specific here
Kanpur’s leather cluster in Jajmau and its hosiery and engineering units supply traders and brands across north India, frequently on 90-day credit with post-dated cheques. Exporters face a separate set of problems with overseas buyers. For domestic dues, Section 138 and MSME Samadhaan are the workhorses, backed by a legal notice that puts the buyer on record.
Main industries: leather and footwear, textiles and hosiery, engineering and fabrication, plastics and defence and ordnance supply.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate courts, Kanpur Nagar, for Section 138; District Court, Kanpur Nagar, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Kanpur file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Uttar Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Directorate of Industries, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Kanpur supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.
Settlements that get honoured
A settlement is only as good as its enforcement. We document every payment plan with dates and amounts, back instalments with post-dated cheques or an e-mandate wherever possible, and include a default clause so one missed instalment revives the full claim. Payments go from the buyer directly to you.
How recovery works for a business in Kanpur
- 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 Uttar Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, a Section 138 complaint in the Kanpur 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.