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 Rajkot: what is specific here
Rajkot’s engineering units supply castings, auto parts, bearings and machine tools to OEMs and dealers nationwide, usually against purchase orders with delivery challans. That paperwork is what a strong notice or MSME Samadhaan claim needs, and small manufacturers here can have the case heard in Gujarat even when the buyer is in another state.
Main industries: engineering and auto components, castings and forgings, machine tools, bearings and diesel engines and gold jewellery.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate First Class courts, Rajkot, for Section 138; District Court, Rajkot, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Rajkot file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Gujarat Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Rajkot 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 Gujarat Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, where PSUs and listed companies appear like anyone else.