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 Tiruchirappalli: what is specific here
Trichy’s fabrication and engineering units are built around supplying BHEL and other large buyers, so delays are usually about approvals, inspections and measurement rather than refusal. The MSMED Act applies to PSU buyers, and the Tamil Nadu Facilitation Council is the route for Udyam units when the notice does not move the file.
Main industries: heavy engineering and boiler components (BHEL supply), fabrication, synthetic gems, education and agri-processing.
Courts: Judicial Magistrate courts, Tiruchirappalli, for Section 138; District Court, Tiruchirappalli, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.
MSME claims: Udyam-registered micro and small suppliers in Tiruchirappalli 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 Tiruchirappalli 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.