Client denies payment for the 4BHK interior works that I have designed and executed with materials.

5 years ago

Hi,
I have a interior design and architecture firm based in Baroda, Gujarat.
We designed and executed interior and furniture for our client (also in Baroda ) and started works on site after he paid the initial advance amount. As the project developed further we demanded for further funds but he kept postponing the same by using some excuse or the other repeatedly. Currently we stopped work on site however almost 95% of works have been executed on site and even our extra material & tools are also kept as it is on site. When we demand for the payment he now denies to pay us the pending amount and also threatens us not to send our carpenters and painters to the site to recover the left over machines and materials. This attitude of his is creating a lot of problem for us to replay our labour teams and our supplier agencies. The client has been skilfully avoiding our calls and messages, or physical meetings.
What are the rightful steps that I can take against the client.

Kindly advice.
Regards.