Status Check, Procedures, Facilities

Organisation : Investor Education & Protection Fund
Facility : Claim IEPF Refund
Applicable For : Any person, whose unclaimed or unpaid amount has been transferred by the company to IEPF
Download e-Form : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/37939-Form_IEPF-5.pdf
Website : http://www.iepf.gov.in/

Claim IEPF Refund

Any person, whose unclaimed or unpaid amount has been transferred by the company to IEPF may claim their refunds to the IEPF authority. For claiming such amount, claimant needs to file form IEPF-5 alongwith requisite documents.

Related : IEPF Search Unclaimed, Unpaid Amount : www.statusin.in/23191.html

Procedure to Claim Refund
1. Download the form IEPF-5 from the website of IEPF (iepf.gov.in) for filing the claim for refund. Read the instructions provided on the website/instruction kit along with the e-form carefully before filling the form.

2. After filling the form save it on your computer and submit the duly filled form by following the instructions given in the upload link on the website.

On successful uploading an acknowledgement will be generated indicating the SRN. Please note the SRN for future tracking of the form.

3. Take a printout of the duly filled IEPF-5 and the acknowledgement issued after uploading the form.

4. Submit indemnity bond in original, copy of acknowledgement and self-attested copy of e-form along with the other documents as mentioned in the Form IEPF-5 to Nodal Officer (IEPF) of the company at its registered office in an envelope marked “Claim for refund from IEPF Authority”.

5. Claim forms completed in all aspects will be verified by the concerned company and on the basis of company’s verification report, refund will be released by the IEPF Authority in favor of claimants’ Aadhaar linked bank account through electronic transfer.

Instructions to Fill The eForm

Only one Form to be filed for one financial year against one Aadhar Number and one Company. User can enter more than one claims in single form (Number of claims to be entered in field 4), failing which the form is liable to be rejected.
1 Particulars of the Applicant
Enter Name, Address and contact details of the Applicant.

2 Particulars of the Company from which the amount is due
Enter the Valid CIN of the company. You may find CIN by entering existing registration number or name of the Company in the ‘Find CIN’ service under the menu MCA Services on the MCA website. (mca.gov.in)

Click the Pre-fill button. Upon clicking the button, system shall automatically display the name, registered office address and email id of the company.
In case there is any change in the email ID, you can enter the new valid email ID which would be updated in MCA records upon processing of this eForm.

3 Details of shares claimed – Enter the details of shares including folio id, etc.

4 Details of Amount Claimed
Enter the details of amount claimed.
Enter the number of claims made.
The number of rows under ‘Year wise details of securities/ deposits for which the amount is claimed’ shall be generated based on the number of claims entered by the applicant.

5 Aadhar Number or Passport/OCI/PIO Card No. (in case of NRI/foreigners)
Enter Aadhaar Number of applicant in case of Indian National. Aadhar number should be correctly filled, failing which the form is liable to be rejected.

For foreign nationals, enter OCI/PIO Card number, failing which the form is liable to be rejected.

Number of Claims – User can enter more than one claims in single form.

6 Details of bank account (Aadhar linked, in case applicant is not NRI/foreigner) in which refund of claim to be made
Enter bank account number, Bank name, Bank branch, Type of account and IFSC code. The Bank details should be correctly filled corresponding with enclosed cancelled cheque, failing which the form is liable to be rejected.
In case of Indian Nationals, Bank Account Number must be Aadhaar linked.

7 Demat Account Number
Enter Demat Account Number
Demat account number is mandatory for the applicant claiming shares, failing which the form is liable to be rejected.

Declaration – Click on check box given in declaration, after carefully reading all conditions

Steps After Form Upload

User has to send the attachments prescribed below to Nodal Officer (IEPF) of the company at its registered office in an envelope marked “claim for refund from IEPF Authority” for initiating the verification for claim
1. Print out of duly filled claim form with claimant signature.
2. Copy of acknowledgement

3. Indemnity Bond (original) with claimant signature (As per format given in Annexure II) to be executed
a. On a non-judicial Stamp Paper of the value as prescribed under the Stamp Act (according to state) if the amount of the claim is Rs.10, 000 or more. Please ensure to enter date, place and Signature of claimant and witness.
b. On a plain paper if the amount claimed does not exceed Rs.10,000.
c. In case of refund of shares, on a non-judicial Stamp Paper of the value as prescribed under the Stamp Act.
d. Advance Stamped receipt (original) with signature of claimant and two witnesses. (Format is given at Annexure I)
e. In case of refund of matured deposit or debenture, original certificate thereto
f. Copy of Aadhaar Card (For Indian Nationals)
g. Proof of entitlement (certificate of share/Interest warrant Application No. etc.)
h. Cancelled Cheque leaf
i. Copy of Passport, OCI and PIO card in case of foreigners and NRI
j. Other optional document,(if any)