Your rights as an MSME supplier
| Right | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Section 15, MSMED Act | The buyer must pay by the agreed date, never later than 45 days from acceptance; with no written agreement, within 15 days |
| Section 16 | Compound interest with monthly rests at three times the RBI bank rate on the delayed amount |
| Section 18 | Reference to the Telangana State Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: conciliation, then arbitration, aiming to decide within 90 days |
| Section 43B(h), Income-tax Act | The buyer loses the tax deduction for the year if it pays you late |
| Section 22, MSMED Act | Companies must disclose unpaid MSME dues in their accounts |
Register on Udyam before you supply, not after the dispute. Courts have held that the benefits apply to supplies made after registration. Traders are generally outside the delayed-payment provisions.
Recovering B2B dues in Hyderabad: what is specific here
Hyderabad combines a large pharma and engineering base in Jeedimetla, Balanagar and Pashamylaram with IT services in Hitec City and Gachibowli. Suppliers here often sell to other states on 60 to 90 day credit, and service invoices to IT and real-estate buyers stall in approval chains. FundRaksha is headquartered in Madhapur, so Hyderabad cases get the fastest turnaround on notices and hearings.
Main industries: pharmaceuticals and bulk drugs, IT and IT-enabled services, engineering and electrical equipment, real estate and construction and food processing and agri-trading.
Courts: Metropolitan Magistrate courts at the City Criminal Courts complex, Nampally, for Section 138 complaints; City Civil Court, Hyderabad, and the Commercial Courts for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Hyderabad file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Telangana State Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Commissionerate of Industries, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Hyderabad supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.
How FundRaksha files MSME Samadhaan for you
- We check your Udyam status, the supply dates and the acceptance to confirm eligibility.
- Your advocate sends a legal notice citing Sections 15 and 16, with the interest computed to date.
- If the buyer does not settle, we file the application on samadhaan.msme.gov.in with the invoices, proof of delivery and the ledger.
- The Telangana State Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council calls both sides for conciliation; if that fails, it arbitrates and passes an award.
- The award is enforced like a decree; a buyer who appeals must deposit 75% of the amount first.