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Legal Notice for Recovery of Outstanding Payment

Formal demand notice for unpaid invoices — facts, ledger summary, interest claim (with the MSMED Act, 2006 route for registered MSMEs), 15-day demand and consequences.

Use this when

A buyer/client has ignored reminders and your invoices are overdue. A structured legal notice — from you or through counsel — is usually what finally moves payment. If you hold Udyam registration, the MSMED interest and MSME Samadhaan route adds real teeth.

Stamp duty & execution

Issue on your letterhead (or through an advocate on theirs), signed, sent by Registered Post AD / speed post and email, keeping proof of dispatch and delivery. Keep the tone factual — this document may be read by a court later. For Udyam-registered suppliers, compound interest at 3× the RBI bank rate accrues under section 16 of the MSMED Act, 2006, and a reference can be filed on MSME Samadhaan.

General-purpose format, updated 2026-08. Not legal advice for a specific matter — fields in [BRACKETS] must be completed and clauses adapted to your facts and state before execution.

[ON LETTERHEAD — SENDER / ADVOCATE]

By Registered Post AD and Email

Ref: [NOTICE REF] Date: [DATE]

To, [DEBTOR ENTITY NAME], [REGISTERED/BUSINESS ADDRESS], [EMAIL]

SUBJECT: Legal notice for payment of outstanding dues of ₹[TOTAL AMOUNT] with interest

Sir/Madam,

Under instructions from and on behalf of my client, [CREDITOR NAME], [ADDRESS] ("my Client") [or: We, (CREDITOR NAME),], I serve upon you this notice as follows:

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