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Need some advice from people in construction/interiors/design work.
About 6 months ago, we completed wall painting work for a bungalow project in Nagpur. The project was referred through @Nestarchitects, and the client was Mr. Satpute from @LOTUS Computers.
The clients were extremely polite during the process and requested us to finish the work urgently before their vastu ceremony. Our team worked overtime and adjusted schedules to complete everything on priority.
After completion, our payment of around ₹1.3 lakh was held back. We were told that payments to vendors were being stopped because of an ongoing issue between the client and the architect related to lift work. Our scope had no dependency on the lift or the architect’s pending matters — we had completed our work fully.
Since then, communication from both sides has largely stopped. Calls and messages are unanswered. From what we understand, even some tile and window vendors are facing delayed payments.
Unfortunately, this work was done on trust and urgency without formal GST billing, which was a major mistake from our side.
Posting this here because I genuinely want to know:
How do small contractors/design vendors protect themselves from situations like this?
And realistically, what options remain once work is completed and communication stops?
This post reflects my personal experience and timeline of events.
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Ahi advocate this side,
You still have legal options even without GST invoice. Chats, calls, photos, bank entries, and work proof can support your claim.
Send a legal notice demanding payment. If they still ignore, file a civil recovery case. In future always use written contracts, advance payments, and proper invoices. Keep all evidence safely. feel free to message me if you need help
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Uthis kind of situation is really common in project based work because once urgency is over and handover happens small vendors suddenly lose leverage even after completing everything the part that usually matters later is what proof exists showing the work was actually assigned completed and acknowledged because even without formal billing chats photos site visits and payment discussions can start building the picture together also when multiple vendors are facing similar delays it often points to something bigger on the client side have you kept any before after photos messages about the vastu deadline or confirmations from them appreciating or accepting the completed work before communication stopped
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