Saurabh Agarwal (Associate) 28 September 2010

Provident fund claim for a Dementia patient

Hi,

My father has dementia since past 3-4 years. Now, he is unable to sign, recognize distant relatives, etc.

My mother has been struggling to claim his provident fund from his college (under Agra University) where he was a Professor.

The college lawyer says that LTI will not be accepted. I did some net search as well, and got to know that Mental Health act of 1987 will also not apply in my father's case.

So, I am having a tough time trying to find out what law and procedure can help us.

Any advice on this matter will be highly appreciated.

Many thanks!

Saurabh

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aminur rahaman (lawyer) 29 September 2010

if your father will execute a prower of attorny in your favour u can do evrey thing.

Saurabh Agarwal (Associate) 29 September 2010

Aminur,

Thanks for your reply.

Do you think we can obtain a POA easily, given that he cannot sign or even recognize me and my mother (most of the times)? And I believe that LTI will not be valid in this case too. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Also, how much time will it typically take to get this POA?

Thanks!