SANDEEP PAL SINGH Vs. PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This revision petition arises out of the judgment rendered by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, UT Chandigarh in first appeal No. 1796/2009. By the impugned judgment, the State Commission reversed the order dated 16.9.2009 rendered by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ludhiana. The District Forum had allowed the complaint of the revision petitioner by order dated 16.9.2009. The State Commission, however, reversed the findings of the District Forum and held that the complaint filed by the revision petitioner was liable to be dismissed.

(2.) Some admitted facts may be noticed at the outset. The petitioner applied for admission for first year of B.Sc. Agricultural (Hons.) course in the Respondent No. 2 college, for education year 2006-2007 under Farmers Sponsored Category. He was admitted as a first year student. He deposited amount of Rs. 2,28,000 as admission and education fees. He later on took admission in Guru Angad Dev University to first year of Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSC) course. His mother submitted an application dated 1.6.2007 for refund of the amount of Rs. 2,28,000. The Respondents informed herby letter dated 7.9.2007 that refund of the entire amount was not permissible and only a part of the amount to the extent of Rs. 1,410, which was accepted as security amount was refundable to the petitioner.

(3.) There is no dispute about the fact that for the education year 2006-2007 there were only 7 seats available with the Respondents as per the prospectus issueo by Respondent No. 1. At the time of admission of the students to the first year B.Sc. Agricultural (Hons.) Course, three more students were kept on wait list in contemplation of increase in the number of seats. There is no dispute about the fact that afterwards four more seats were created and therefore the three students, who were kept on waiting list had been admitted for the said course during the education year 2006-2007 somewhere in the mid of August, 2006. There is no dispute about the fact that four more seats were created and had been made available and thus, in all 11 seats were available for the B.Sc. Agricultural (Hons.) Course.