Thiru Justice. V. Bakthavatsalu, President—The opposite parties are the appellants.

2. The respondents/complainants have filed the complaint raising the following contentions.

The first complainant is the father of the 2nd complainant. The 2nd complainant has completed her diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering and she applied for the lateral entry, II Year Electronics Communication Engineering course at opposite party college during the academic year 2002-03. The 2nd complainant got admission and she paid Rs. 56,700 towards tuition fee and caution deposit, etc. The 2nd complainant joined the course on 29.7.2002. On 5.9.2002, the 2nd complainant got a seat in the Pondicherry Engineering College and, therefore, the complainants requested the opposite party to return the certificates and refund Rs. 51,700 deducting Rs. 5,000 having attended the course for one month. The opposite parties directed the complainants to collect the above amount after a period of three months i.e., after completion of admission. Inspite of demands made by the complainants on several occasions, the opposite parties failed to refund the amount. Therefore, the complainants issued notice on 19