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New Delhi, The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has upheld a district forum order directing a coaching institute to refund nearly one year’s fees. Rs 60,000 will be given to the student who discontinues the course.
The commission, comprising its chairperson Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal and other members, was hearing an appeal filed by FIITJEE Limited through its office-bearer against the 2014 order of the District Forum, where it had asked the institute to refund almost one year’s course fees. Was instructed to do. Rs 60,750 to the student’s father.
The District Forum held that FIITJEE, which had received advance fees for two years, should have immediately refunded one year’s course fees on the request of the complainant.
also put this Holding the institute responsible for deficiency in services and causing trouble to the complainant, a fine of Rs 20,000 was imposed.
FIITJEE moved the state commission against the forum’s order.
In an order dated December 19, the commission, also comprising judicial member Pinky and general member JP Aggarwal, cited a 2003 Supreme Court judgment according to which, if an educational institution has collected the entire course fees from students in advance, Had taken. It could only use the fees of a particular semester or year and the remaining amount had to be deposited in a nationalized bank until that fee became due.
It said FIITJEE failed to provide any evidence that it had complied with the apex court’s directions.
“Thus, we find that the appellant has collected advance fees for two years of coaching from the respondent’s daughter without following the directions of the apex court,” the commission said.
Rejecting the appeal, it was said that the District Forum has rightly considered that the institute is negligent in providing services.
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