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 Indore: what is specific here
Indore is Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital, with pharma units in Pithampur, soya processors in Dewas and a wholesale cloth market in MT Cloth Market and Siyaganj. Pharma distributors and stockists are a common source of delayed dues, and the city’s Facilitation Council route under the MSMED Act is well used by Udyam-registered manufacturers.
Main industries: pharmaceuticals, textiles and garments, soya and food processing, auto components and IT services.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate First Class courts, Indore, for Section 138; District Court, Indore, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits; the Madhya Pradesh High Court Indore Bench for high-value matters.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Indore file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Madhya Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Commissionerate of Industries (MSME Department), Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Indore supplier can pursue a buyer in another state from home.
How we collect from large buyers
- We reconcile your ledger against POs, GRNs and portal records so the claim is exact.
- 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.
- Most buyers clear the invoice at this stage; disputes on debit notes are negotiated in writing.
- If not, MSME Samadhaan before the Madhya Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, where PSUs and listed companies appear like anyone else.