Dr. P.D. Shenoy, Member—The respondent was the complainant before the District Forum. The facts of the case in brief are that the complainant took admission in the Sehgal School of Competition (for short ‘the school’) of the petitioner to get coaching for Medical Entrance Examination, which was for duration of two years. Though the fee for two years was deposited, the complainant discontinued the studies after a year on the ground that coaching was not upto the mark. Further the complainant stated that though he had taken admission for coaching in the medical entrance test, the institute faculty members were mostly teaching Engineering subjects and giving preference to engineering students. With a view not to waste one more year, he withdrew from the Institute and asked for refund of the balance fee, which was declined. Therefore, he filed a complaint before the District Forum.

2. The District Forum directed the petitioner to refund part, of the fees to the tune of Rs. 18,734 without any further compensation for mental agony etc. The State Commission observed as follows:

“We have already taken a view which has been upheld by the National Commission and the same view was al