Mr. Justice K.K. Srivastava, President—This is an appeal filed against order dated 11.2.2003 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II (for short hereinafter referred to as the District Forum) in Complaint Case No. 103 of 2001 filed by the respondent Ms. Jyotika Gupta. The District Forum allowed the complaint and directed the appellants/O.Ps. to refund a sum of Rs. 52,245/- to the respondent/complainant with interest @ 6% per annum from 23.8.2000. A sum of Rs. 1,000/- was also awarded as costs of litigation.

2. The respondent/complainant sought admission to the BE (Electrical) Degree in the academic session 2000-01. She deposited a sum of Rs. 52,245/- with the IITT College of Engineering at Kala Amb of which the appellant No. 1 Ms. Rama Sinha is the Chairperson. It was alleged that the complainant was assured that the aforesaid college had received approval from All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi (for short hereinafter referred to as AICTE) and had also been approved by Himachal Pradesh University for the aforesaid academic session 2000-01. These facts, it was alleged, were also printed in the prospectus of the college. The respondent/complai