Vendor Payment Collection in Delhi

Where vendor payments get stuck

• GRN not raised. Goods received, portal not updated; the payment clock never starts on their side. On yours it did: the Act counts from acceptance, not from the GRN.
• Debit notes. Rejections and short-shipment deductions applied without agreement.
• Portal invoices “under query”. Rejected for formatting while the dues age.
• Payment runs. Monthly cycles that push a 45-day invoice to 75 days.

Recovering B2B dues in Delhi: what is specific here

Delhi’s wholesale markets in Chandni Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, Okhla and Bawana run on long informal credit, and a large share of suppliers also sell to government departments and PSUs where payments stall in paperwork. Delhi’s dedicated Section 138 courts move faster than most, and MSME Samadhaan applies fully to government buyers.

Main industries: garments and exports, electronics and electricals trading, auto components, printing and packaging and government and PSU supply.

Courts: Metropolitan Magistrate courts at Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Saket, Karkardooma, Rohini, Dwarka and Rouse Avenue for Section 138; District Commercial Courts for recovery suits; the Delhi High Court for high-value matters.

MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Delhi file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Delhi Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Office of the Commissioner of Industries, Government of NCT of Delhi). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Delhi supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.

How we collect from large buyers

1. We reconcile your ledger against POs, GRNs and portal records so the claim is exact.
2. Your advocate sends a notice to the buyer’s registered office, CFO and company secretary within 24 hours, citing Sections 15 and 16 of the MSMED Act, Section 43B(h) and the MSME-1 disclosure.
3. Most buyers clear the invoice at this stage; disputes on debit notes are negotiated in writing.
4. If not, MSME Samadhaan before the Delhi Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, where PSUs and listed companies appear like anyone else.