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 Thiruvananthapuram: what is specific here
The state capital’s suppliers largely serve government departments, hospitals, Technopark companies and the hospitality sector. Government dues delay through sanction and audit rather than dispute; MSME Samadhaan applies to them, and Kerala’s Council is accessible from the capital.
Main industries: IT services (Technopark), government and PSU supply, tourism and hospitality, healthcare and construction.
Courts: Judicial First Class Magistrate courts, Thiruvananthapuram, for Section 138; District Court, Thiruvananthapuram, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Thiruvananthapuram file on MSME Samadhaan, heard by the Kerala Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram). The Council sits where the supplier is, so a Thiruvananthapuram 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 Kerala Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, where PSUs and listed companies appear like anyone else.