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 Salem: what is specific here
Salem’s steel traders, textile units and sago and poultry businesses deal with buyers across south India, with a mix of cheque and open-credit payments. The Tamil Nadu Facilitation Council handles MSME claims, and documented deliveries plus a timely notice recover most trade dues.
Main industries: steel and stainless steel, textiles and sago, silver jewellery, poultry and agri and magnesite and minerals.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate courts, Salem, for Section 138; District Court, Salem, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Salem file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Tamil Nadu Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce (MSME Department), Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Salem 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 Tamil Nadu Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, where PSUs and listed companies appear like anyone else.