Free payment recovery consultation in Rajkot

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 Rajkot

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.

Forums: Judicial Magistrate First Class courts, Rajkot, for Section 138; District Court, Rajkot, and its Commercial Court for recovery suits.

MSME claims: Gujarat Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.

Industries we see most from Rajkot

• engineering and auto components
• castings and forgings
• machine tools
• bearings and diesel engines
• gold jewellery

Industry pages: Engineering, fabrication and machine tools dues in Rajkot, Auto components and ancillaries dues in Rajkot, Diamonds, gems and jewellery manufacturing dues in Rajkot, Gold jewellery and bullion trade dues in Rajkot, Exporters and export houses dues in Rajkot, Ceramics, tiles and sanitaryware dues in Rajkot.

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

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

If you are in auto components and ancillaries in Rajkot

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 gold jewellery and bullion trade in Rajkot

Credit against the day’s gold rate or on metal account, settled in gold or cash weeks or months later; cheques are common. In the consultation we ask for invoices and delivery notes with weight and purity, metal account statements, rate confirmations and cheques.

What we usually advise: High-value and relationship-driven, these dues usually settle on a formal notice with a clear metal and cash statement. Section 138 covers bounced cheques, and a summary suit the rest; arbitration through trade associations is sometimes quicker.

• We check for: metal account with no periodic confirmation
• We check for: rate disputes with nothing in writing
• We check for: goods released against promises before cheque clearance

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.