Free payment recovery consultation in Chennai

What happens in the consultation

1. You message us on WhatsApp or book a slot; a recovery expert calls at the agreed time (phone or video).
2. We go through the invoices, the order, the delivery proof and the buyer’s replies, and ask about the buyer’s pattern.
3. You get an honest view: how recoverable the claim is, which route fits (reminders, legal notice, MSME Samadhaan, Section 138, summary suit or arbitration), a realistic timeline and the exact cost.
4. If you decide to go ahead, a dedicated advocate is assigned and the legal notice goes out within 24 hours. If you decide not to, you owe nothing.

What is specific to Chennai

Chennai’s auto cluster in Oragadam, Sriperumbudur and Ambattur means thousands of tier-2 and tier-3 component suppliers waiting on large buyers, often beyond the MSME Act’s 45-day limit. Leather exporters in Pallavaram and engineering job-workers in Guindy face similar delays. MSME Samadhaan before the Tamil Nadu Facilitation Council is a strong route for Udyam-registered units here.

Forums: Metropolitan Magistrate courts at Egmore, George Town, Saidapet and Alandur for Section 138; City Civil Court and the Madras High Court Commercial Division for recovery suits.

MSME claims: Tamil Nadu Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce (MSME Department), Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

Industries we see most from Chennai

• automobile and auto components
• IT and BPO services
• leather and footwear
• engineering
• pharmaceuticals

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If you are in auto components and ancillaries in Chennai

Scheduled deliveries against open POs, vendor portals, 60 to 120 day terms, bill discounting and frequent debit notes for PPM rejections. In the consultation we ask for schedules and POs, ASN and GRN records, portal acknowledgements, quality reports and the vendor agreement.

What we usually advise: Tier-1 and OEM buyers are exactly whom the MSMED Act targets: payment beyond 45 days attracts compound interest at three times the bank rate, and the Facilitation Council has jurisdiction where the supplier is. A notice citing Section 15 and 16 of the Act often gets the portal unblocked; Samadhaan follows if not.

• We check for: portal-based acceptance with no paper trail saved
• We check for: debit notes accepted silently
• We check for: price revisions agreed verbally

If you are in it services, software and agencies in Chennai

Milestone or monthly billing against SOWs and contracts, 30 to 60 day terms on paper, often 90 to 180 days in practice, with “scope” disputes used to delay. In the consultation we ask for signed SOW or MSA, acceptance emails, timesheets and deployment records, invoices and payment reminders, and the client’s acknowledgements in email or Slack.

What we usually advise: Service dues have the strongest paper trail of any trade, so a legal notice that quotes the contract and the acceptance usually works. Where the contract has an arbitration clause, that governs; otherwise a summary suit on the invoices. Small IT firms with Udyam registration can file MSME Samadhaan too.

• We check for: starting work before the contract is signed
• We check for: no written acceptance of deliverables
• We check for: milestones billed late or not at all

If you are in engineering, fabrication and machine tools in Chennai

Purchase orders with 45 to 90 day terms, frequent “hold” on payments pending inspection, and debit notes for rejections. In the consultation we ask for purchase orders, delivery challans and GRNs, inspection and test certificates, invoices and the buyer’s rejection or debit notes.

What we usually advise: Most engineering suppliers are Udyam-registered, so the MSME Act’s 45-day limit and statutory interest apply to OEM and EPC buyers, including PSUs. A legal notice followed by MSME Samadhaan is the standard route; large contracts often add arbitration.

• We check for: deliveries without GRN acknowledgement
• We check for: rejections not contested in writing
• We check for: tooling and development costs not covered by a PO

What to check in any free consultation

• Is the person assessing your case an advocate or working with one? Ask who will sign the notice.
• Do they tell you when a claim is weak? A good assessment sometimes says “not worth pursuing”.
• Is the fee in writing, and what happens if nothing is recovered?
• Will the recovered money come to you directly from the buyer?
• Do they know the MSMED Act timelines, Section 138 deadlines and Section 43B(h)?

What to have ready

• The unpaid invoice(s) and payment terms
• Purchase order, delivery challan, e-way bill or proof of service
• Messages, emails or letters about the payment
• For a bounced cheque: the cheque and the bank return memo

Photos or PDFs on WhatsApp are fine. Missing documents do not stop the assessment; we tell you what to collect.