Can I Claim My Unpaid Salary and EPF Despite Alleged Mistakes at Work?

I want your advice on my following query:

I used to work in a reputed PAN India hospitality company. I was posted at their Srinagar property as a Purchase Manager. Due to a dispute with the Senior Management, I left the company after working for 9 months. At that time, my 2 months' salary was due with them, which they later denied to pay and instead asked me for compensation as I had made some mistakes in my work during my tenure, and the company had to bear the loss for that. Now, I am going to fight for my F&F. I want to know the following:

1) Do I have the right to get my dues from the employer even if they prove in court that due to my mistakes, the company has to bear the loss of xyz amount?

2) I want to withdraw my EPF; however, I do not have my EPF account number. What should I do if my previous employer refuses to submit the PF withdrawal form or does not share with me my EPF number?

Hoping for your early response.

Regards,
Vivek

Dear Mr. Vivek Gett,

Job left unprofessionally is like burning bridges. Disputing an employer is charring the future by facing loads of hurdles. After reading your post, I felt like asking you a few queries; can you respond to the following:

- You said you left the company—have you served a proper notice period?
- Was the dispute infinitesimal in nature to the Management?
- Have you paid the compensation amount (as you realized, it is your gaffe)?
- What is the period between now and the time you left that company?
- Are you planning to go legal, or has the company legitimately filed a suit against you?
- Did you have any verbal communication with the Company's HR regarding the PF account?
- Why have you been assuming that your employer wouldn’t provide the PF details to you?

The above details are necessary to analyze by contemplating the issue in an appropriate manner.