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  • Charged more than the MRP?
  • Bought a defective product?
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  • Order not delivered or refund delayed?
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Banking & payments
  • Cheque bounced?
  • Complaining to the RBI Ombudsman
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  • Security deposit not returned?
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  • Gratuity not paid?
  • Salary not paid or delayed?
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  • Recovering money you lent
  • Client hasn't paid your invoice?
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  • Encroachment or boundary dispute?
  • Mutation of property records
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  • Maintenance for parents and seniors
  • Partition of family property
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Money & debts

Recovering money you lent and informal loans.

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Money & debts

Loans backed by a promissory note or cheque

How Indian law treats promissory notes and cheques given for a loan, the stamping rules, summary suits, and what the Supreme Court said in 2025 about cash loans of ₹20,000 or more.

6 min read
Money & debts

Recovering money you lent to someone

Lent money to a friend, relative or business contact and it hasn't come back? Here's how Indian law treats personal loans and the routes people use to recover them.

4 min read
Money & debts

A client hasn't paid your invoice

Unpaid invoices are usually a contract claim. Micro and small enterprises also have special protections under the MSMED Act, 2006. Here's how both routes work.

6 min read
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