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 Mangaluru: what is specific here
Mangaluru’s cashew processors, seafood exporters, tile makers and port-linked logistics operators carry dues from traders and large buyers across the country and abroad. Freight and stock dues respond to a firm notice with delivery proof; MSME units can add Samadhaan before the Karnataka Council.
Main industries: port logistics and shipping, cashew processing and exports, tiles and construction materials, banking and education and seafood.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate First Class courts, Mangaluru, for Section 138; District Court, Dakshina Kannada, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Mangaluru file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Mangaluru 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 Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, where PSUs and listed companies appear like anyone else.