Orissa

Sambalpur

CC/50/2017

Sri. Tarani Lal Panigrahi - Complainant(s)

Versus

Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner(EPF Organization) - Opp.Party(s)

sri J.R.Pradhan & M.K.sahu

23 Aug 2022

ORDER

PRESIDENT, DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, SAMBALPUR

Consumer Case No- 50/2017

Present-Dr. Ramakanta Satapathy, President,

  Sri. Sadananda Tripathy, Member,

Sri. Tarani Lal Panigrahi,

S/O-Late Shyam Sundar Panigrahi,

R/O-Dehripali, Budharaja, PS-Ainthapali,

PO/Dist-Sambalpur.                .                            ………..…..Complainant

 

Vrs.

Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner

Employee’s Provident Fund Organization,

Bhabishyanidhi Bhawan,

Panposh Road, Rourkela.                                                       ………..Opp. Party

Counsels:-

1. For the Complainant                   :-Sri. J.R.Pradhan, Advocate & Associates
2. For the O.P.                                  :- Enforcement officer E.P.F.O, Odisha.

 

DATE OF HEARING :XXXXXXXX, DATE OF JUDGEMENT : 23.08.2022

           Presented by Dr. Ramakanta Satapathy, PRESIDENT,

1. The Complainant came to the Forum/Commission with an allegation that the Complainant when applied for his Provident Fund from O.P. organization in respect of PF A/C No. OR/20030/02 and Employer code OR RKL/20030, the O.P. rejected the claim on 19.01.2015 on the ground “as per claim date of leaving service id mentioned as 03.03.2014, where as in system contribution received up to the month 10/20013, so please clarify it then resubmit the claim.” The Complainant after confirming date of leaving Delhi Public School resubmitted the claim on 24.02.2015.

Again on 02.03.2015 the O.P. rejected the claim mentioning “Authorised officer’s signature not tallying”. The Complainant resubmitted his application form on 02.03.2017 complying the ground of rejection. Till 10.04.2017 the O.P. has not credited the amount in his SB A/C.

Being aggrieved this complaint was preferred.

2. The O.P. in its version submitted that due to erroneous submission of information the ID Claim 3449 and 3451 could not be processed and returned to the Complainant. In the 2^nd occasion on 24.02.2015 a fresh set of claims made having ID 5708 and 5710. Against EPF and pension dues Rs. 23,454/- and Rs. 6630/- were credited in S.B. A/C No. 10296080722 on 03.04.2017. The allegations are false, fabricated and baseless. The O.P. claimed for dismissal of the Complainant.
3. Perused the documents filed by the Complainant and the O.P. The principal Delhi Public School, Sambalpur vide letter dated 30.01.2015 informed the O.P. their mistake and to rectify date of leaving as 29.10.2013 in place of 03.03.2014. Delhi Public School, Sambalpur has not been made a party in the Complaint.

Likewise from Annexure R/5 and R/6 filed by the O.P. it reveals that signature of the Principal, Delhi Public school, Sambalpur in one set half signature and in another set full signature has been attested by the Manager of the School. After receiving the clearance the amount was credited on 03.04.2017 for Rs. 23,454/- and Rs. 6630/- in SBI Budharaja A/C No. 10296080722 of the Complainant.

From the aforesaid facts and circumstances I do not find any deficiency in service of the O.P. rather the mistake has been committed by the Delhi Public School, Sambalpur authority. Accordingly the Complaint has no any merit and dismissed.

Order pronounced in open court on this 23^rd day of August 2022.

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