Dear Client,
answer to your questions are as below:
1. No, any employer can't refuse to provide relieving letter/experience letter/salary/Form 16 in any case
2. Yes, you can file case but pls clarify the period, if it is 2010 then its time barred now,
3. more info required like where did he mention/used the word absconded.
4.without going through the documents it is very difficult to say
5. you know the answer
6. you can claim your outstanding salary+interest. as far as damages are concern you can make claim for any amount but you have to prove such amount, and for mental harassment, pain you can claim something around 50000 to 1 lakh.
7. Chandigarh will be the jurisdiction
8. No, as per my view, however, you better know.
9.Labour court, chandigarh
10. yes, you all can pursue together
11. claim outstanding as well as harassment
You can also file winding up petition before Company registrar against said company for not making payment of your outstanding salary and if all 15-20 people will file such petition, you will be on the driver seat.
but if its a matter of 2010 its TIME BARRED