Reference: Councils, courts, codes, rates and limits
The facts you look up while recovering a payment: Facilitation Councils by state, cheque bounce courts by city, GST state codes, the MSME interest rate, limitation periods and the notice format.
All reference pages (88)
- MSE Facilitation Councils in India: state-wise reference
Every state Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC) that hears MSME Samadhaan claims, with the department that runs it, the High Court, and how jurisdiction works
- Where Section 138 cheque bounce cases are filed: city-wise reference
Which magistrate courts hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits in 60 Indian cities, with the rule on jurisdiction after the 2015 amendment
- GST state codes: what the first two digits of a GSTIN mean
Complete list of GST state codes with the state each GSTIN prefix belongs to, and how to use it when verifying a buyer or sending a legal notice
- Interest on delayed MSME payments: the rate and how to compute it
What interest a micro or small supplier can claim on late payment under Section 16 of the MSMED Act: three times the RBI bank rate, compounded with monthly rests, with a worked example and the current bank rate
- Limitation period for recovering business dues in India
How long you have to sue for an unpaid invoice (3 years), when the clock starts, what restarts it (acknowledgement, part-payment), and the separate Section 138 and IBC timelines
- Legal notice for payment recovery: contents, format and delivery
What a legal notice for an unpaid invoice must contain to work: parties, facts, statement of account, interest, legal basis (MSMED Act, Section 138, contract), demand, time limit and consequences
- Telangana Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Telangana are heard by the Telangana State Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Andhra Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Andhra Pradesh are heard by the Andhra Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Maharashtra Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Maharashtra are heard by the Maharashtra Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils (regional councils for Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Amravati regions): office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Gujarat Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Gujarat are heard by the Gujarat Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Delhi Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Delhi are heard by the Delhi Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Karnataka are heard by the Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Tamil Nadu Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Tamil Nadu are heard by the Tamil Nadu Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- West Bengal Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in West Bengal are heard by the West Bengal Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Rajasthan Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Rajasthan are heard by the Rajasthan Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Uttar Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Uttar Pradesh are heard by the Uttar Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Madhya Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Madhya Pradesh are heard by the Madhya Pradesh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Bihar Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Bihar are heard by the Bihar Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Kerala Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Kerala are heard by the Kerala Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Haryana Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Haryana are heard by the Haryana Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Punjab Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Punjab are heard by the Punjab Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Assam Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Assam are heard by the Assam Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Odisha Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Odisha are heard by the Odisha Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Chhattisgarh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Chhattisgarh are heard by the Chhattisgarh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Jharkhand Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Jharkhand are heard by the Jharkhand Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Chandigarh Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Chandigarh are heard by the Chandigarh (UT) Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Uttarakhand Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Uttarakhand are heard by the Uttarakhand Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Goa Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council
How MSME Samadhaan claims from suppliers in Goa are heard by the Goa Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council: office, process, timeline, interest and appeals
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Hyderabad
Which courts in Hyderabad hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Telangana
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Mumbai
Which courts in Mumbai hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Maharashtra
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Delhi
Which courts in Delhi hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Delhi
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Bengaluru
Which courts in Bengaluru hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Karnataka
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Chennai
Which courts in Chennai hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Kolkata
Which courts in Kolkata hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for West Bengal
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Pune
Which courts in Pune hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Maharashtra
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Ahmedabad
Which courts in Ahmedabad hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Gujarat
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Surat
Which courts in Surat hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Gujarat
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Jaipur
Which courts in Jaipur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Rajasthan
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Lucknow
Which courts in Lucknow hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Uttar Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Kanpur
Which courts in Kanpur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Uttar Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Nagpur
Which courts in Nagpur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Maharashtra
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Indore
Which courts in Indore hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Madhya Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Patna
Which courts in Patna hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Bihar
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Nashik
Which courts in Nashik hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Maharashtra
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Kochi
Which courts in Kochi hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Kerala
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Visakhapatnam
Which courts in Visakhapatnam hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Andhra Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Vijayawada
Which courts in Vijayawada hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Andhra Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Coimbatore
Which courts in Coimbatore hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Madurai
Which courts in Madurai hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Thiruvananthapuram
Which courts in Thiruvananthapuram hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Kerala
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Thrissur
Which courts in Thrissur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Kerala
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Kozhikode
Which courts in Kozhikode hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Kerala
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Agra
Which courts in Agra hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Uttar Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Faridabad
Which courts in Faridabad hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Haryana
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Ghaziabad
Which courts in Ghaziabad hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Uttar Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Noida
Which courts in Noida hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Uttar Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Gurugram
Which courts in Gurugram hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Haryana
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Panipat
Which courts in Panipat hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Haryana
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Rajkot
Which courts in Rajkot hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Gujarat
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Morbi
Which courts in Morbi hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Gujarat
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Ludhiana
Which courts in Ludhiana hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Punjab
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Vadodara
Which courts in Vadodara hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Gujarat
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Bhopal
Which courts in Bhopal hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Madhya Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Guwahati
Which courts in Guwahati hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Assam
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Tiruppur
Which courts in Tiruppur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Erode
Which courts in Erode hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Bhubaneswar
Which courts in Bhubaneswar hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Odisha
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Raipur
Which courts in Raipur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Chhattisgarh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Ranchi
Which courts in Ranchi hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Jharkhand
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Chandigarh
Which courts in Chandigarh hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Chandigarh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Amritsar
Which courts in Amritsar hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Punjab
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Jalandhar
Which courts in Jalandhar hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Punjab
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Meerut
Which courts in Meerut hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Uttar Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Varanasi
Which courts in Varanasi hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Uttar Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Jodhpur
Which courts in Jodhpur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Rajasthan
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Udaipur
Which courts in Udaipur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Rajasthan
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)
Which courts in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Maharashtra
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Kolhapur
Which courts in Kolhapur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Maharashtra
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Mysuru
Which courts in Mysuru hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Karnataka
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Mangaluru
Which courts in Mangaluru hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Karnataka
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Hubballi-Dharwad
Which courts in Hubballi-Dharwad hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Karnataka
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Salem
Which courts in Salem hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Tiruchirappalli
Which courts in Tiruchirappalli hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Hosur
Which courts in Hosur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Tamil Nadu
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Guntur
Which courts in Guntur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Andhra Pradesh
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Warangal
Which courts in Warangal hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Telangana
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Siliguri
Which courts in Siliguri hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for West Bengal
- Cheque bounce and recovery courts in Jamshedpur
Which courts in Jamshedpur hear Section 138 cheque bounce complaints and recovery suits, the filing timeline, and the MSME Council for Jharkhand
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