Date of filing: 29.10.2()24 Date of Disposal: 15.03.2026 BEFORE THE KARNATAKA ^{STATE CONSUMR DISPUTES} REDRESSAL COM MISSION, ^BENGALURU (PRINCIPAL BENCH)

DATED; 16th DAYOF ^{MARCH 2026} CoRAM: ^{HoN,BLE Mr. JUSTICE T.G. SHIVASHANKARE GowDA - PRESIDENT} and HON'BLE Mrs' DMASHREE ^M - ^{LADY MEMBER} sct29lA/2a30l2024 BETWEEN:

THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND ^{COMMISSIONER,} EM PLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ^{ORGANISATION,} NFU BLOCK, ITI ^CAMPUS, DOORVANINAGAR, ^{K.R. PURAM,} BANGALORE.s6OO16. ^{........ APPELLANT/S} (BY SMT.NANDITA HALDIPUR, ADV.)

AND:

1. NARAYANA BHATTRACHAR, S/O I.ATE A ^{SRIRANGACHAR,} AGED ABOUT 66 ^YEARS, HOUSE NO.2OO9, ^{MUTTUR STREET,} NEAR SRI.RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY ^STREET, -

SHIDLAGHATTA ^562105.

(PARTY rN PERSON)

2. THE MEMBER SECRETARY, COMMON CADRE COMMITTEE OFFICE, AND BANK BUILDING, ALUR VENKATARAO ^ROAD, .

CHAMRAIPET, ^{BENGALURU 560018.}

(PARW IN PERSON)

3. THE DISTRICT MANAGER, KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE ^{AG RICULTU RE} AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK, NEAR DOOM CIRCLE, - 563101. ........ RESPONDENTS/S KOLAR (PARTY rN PERSON)

ORAL ORDER (PER:HON'BLEMT.JUSTICET.G.SHMSHANKAREGOWDA'PRESIDENT)

This Appeal is filed U/S ^{4l of the Consumer} Protection Act, 2019 ^{(in short CP Act) by the appellant} the order dated 09.02'2024 passed in challenging on the file of District Consumer Disputes CC1TTlz}Lg Kolar (in short the District Redressal Commission, Commission)'

2, The Appellant ^{was Opposite Party No'1 (in} short OP1), ^{Respondent No.1 was complainant and} Respondent Nos'2 and ^{3 were Opposite Party Nos'2 and} 3 (in short ^{OP Nos.2 and 3) before the District} Commission. Rank ^{of the parties shall be referred to as} per their status before ^{the District Commission'}

3. The Brief facts ^{of the case are thaU} complainant ^{has worked as a permanent employee from} 01.05.1973 ^{in PLD Bank, Shidlag}hatta and thereafter ^he in has served Chikkaballapura, Gouribidanur ^and ultimately he was transferred to ^{OP1 in the year 1997.} Complainant in all served 36 ^{years of service and on} completion of 58 ^years he ^{is entitle to addition of two} .

years weightage for the ^pension On ^{29.02.2012, the} complainant was retired ^{from the service on attaining} the age of 60 ^{years. On 29.02.20L2, the complainant} made a requisition ^{to the OPs to pay his Provident Fund} it (in short the PF). Inspite of ^{his request was not} considered. Subsequent ^{to the retirement one year} thereafter OP1 ^{has paid Rs.6,40} ,932/- ^{without sending} amount to the ^{PF account. Because of this the} complainant has suffered ^{the monetary loss and hence} pleading deficiency of service, ^{he has filed complaint} before the District ^Commission.

4. OP1 has opposed ^{the complaint by filing} that counter to the ^{complaint contending the} is not a consumer' complaint is not complainant maintainable and ^{they have not provided any service to the} complainant. ^{As per the calculation, the complainant} is entitled to ^{Rs.6,40,932/- and the same was paid to the} comP lainant. ^He has accepted ^{the same without any} objection. Hence the complaint is not ^maintainable against them.

5. OP2 in his version admitted ^that, the complaint.

complainant had worked at ^{Shidlaghatta, Gouribidanur} Chikkaballapura and ^{ultimately he was transferred to} OP1 and retired on ^{29.O2.20t2. Post retirement a sum} of Rs.6,40,932/- was paid ^{to the complainant. There is} no miscalculation of ^{PF and complaint is not} maintainable against ^{them and sought for dismissal of}

6. OP3 had filed ^{version contended that} complainant has ^{not furnished his EPF/EPS account} number or ^{the code number of the establishments}

1952' In allotted under ^{the EPF and MP Act, the} absence of the ^{account they are unable to furnish the} specific reply ^{to the comments made in the complaint'} The employees of ^{the establishment become the} member of the ^{PF scheme w.e.f. the date of application} i'€', of the act ^{on the establishment Employees} Provident ^{Fund Scheme, t952, Employees Deposit} Linked Insurance Scheme, ^{L976, Employees Pension} Scheme, 1995. ^{Since the comP}lainant is not ^{member of any} of these schemes there is no question of ^{paying any} PF or its benefits.