Hello Everyone!
I'm an ex-employee of (National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology) NIELIT, I resigned from the job after 3+ years of service from June-2010 to Jul-2013. I was under Central Provident Fund(CPF) scheme, In Mar-2013, we got an option to switch to EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) from CPF, I opted for it, My PF deducted from salary in Mar, April and May-2013 was deposited in my EPFO instead of CPF. But my previous CPF is still not deposited into my EPFO account. My department is neither processing my withdrawal request and nor they are depositing my PF in my EPFO account. I resigned in Jul-2013 and it has been 3 and half years, I'm still waiting for my PF money to be withdrawn. I've sent several letters requesting to process my withdrawal, I received letter on 15-March-2016 saying my PF amount accumulated has been sent to EPFO, after that I had sent Form 10c and Form 19 dully filled form, my PF claim was rejected by EPFO because NIELIT didn't stamp it properly and my organisation joining date in EPFO record is incorrect. This was in May-2016, when I had resent my Form 19 and Form10c to NIELIT to stamp properly and send it to EPFO, after that I've not heard from NIELIT or EPFO.
Can I approach Consumer court against my ex-employer for delay in processing and making gross mistakes while processing my PF withdrawal application?
Or
Is it advisable to approach Court?
I need some guidance to take my next step.
Regards,
Anish Bhatia