Students are consumer or universities/colleges are service provider ?
PREM
(Querist) 25 May 2016
This query is : Resolved
Can a student file a complaint against Universities/colleges under Consumer Protection Act ? ?????
in P.T. Koshy & Anr. Vs. Ellen Charitable Trust & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 22532 of 2012, decided on 09.08.2012, it was held by the Supreme Court of India that the Universities being Educational Institutions were not providing any kind of service, wherein it was held that matter of admission, fees etc. cannot be a question of deficiency in service and barred to entertain the Consumer dispute under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 25 May 2016
what is your problem? mention your query clearly. to the best of my knowledge it will not come under Consumer protection Act.
dev kapoor
(Expert) 26 May 2016
Hello
State facts of it case..judgment supra is not d one but numerous others in favour of students via a bus Universties can be cited.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 26 May 2016
Academic query, state material facts of the problem if any.
PREM
(Querist) 26 May 2016
In the matter of fee refund , In a District consumer court, opposite party (college) has claimed that Disputes between the students and colleges/universities can't be entertain under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
District consumer court is also agreed with the opposite party in according to the supreme court judgement (P.T. Koshy & Anr. Vs. Ellen Charitable Trust & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 22532 of 2012, decided on 09.08.2012)
Do you have have any latest judgement/rule/any thing which can help me to prove that our case can be handled in consumer court.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 26 May 2016
Repeated query:
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Consumer-court-case-help-me-immediately--598896.asp
http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/Consumer-court-case-598916.asp#.VzluF_l97IU
P. Venu
(Expert) 27 May 2016
"District consumer court is also agreed with the opposite party in according to the supreme court judgement (P.T. Koshy & Anr. Vs. Ellen Charitable Trust & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 22532 of 2012, decided on 09.08.2012)"
Was that judgment produced? From the the facts that could be ascertained, there is no such judgment.
