B.N.P. Singh, Presiding Member —The respondent joined her service with petitioner -Bank sometimes in the year 1965 and was in service till 17.12.2000 in different capacity. It is not in dispute that she was not in service of the Bank on 18.12.2000. Both, Bank and respondent have a different version, as while Bank alleges forgery and misconduct on her part for which a disciplinary proceeding was initiated by the Bank and eventually she was driven out of the job. Respondent, however, states to have taken voluntary retirement from the job. Respondent after getting out of the job, sought payment of her terminal dues and in addition to the gratuity that were payable to her, she claiming payment of Rs.7,57,589 lying in her Provident Fund Account with the Bank authority. The issue thereafter, however, became debatable as the Bank on strength of attachment of restrain orders passed by different societies, defeating claim of respondent held that unless she would secure vacation order from authority concerned which issued attachment orders, Provident Fund amount shall not be released to her.

2. Aggrieved with denial of her claim by Bank, the employee took refuge to Consumer Fora filing