ORDER

Mrs. Sandra Vaz e Correia, Presiding Member - The appellant is the original opposite party. He is aggrieved by the majority (dissenting) order dated 24.3.2008 passed by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (District Forum) North Goa in Consumer Dispute No. 53/2006, whereby he was directed to refund a sum of Rs. 4,000 along with interest @ 12% and costs of Rs. 5,000. The respondent is the original complainant.

2. Conspectus of the complaint as culled from the records is that the respondent/ complainant was preparing for HSSC examination and required coaching in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics; he sought admission with the appellant/ opposite party on 28.1.2006. An amount of Rs. 4,000 was paid in cash by the complainant to the opposite party as first instalment of the fees, and an admission card No. 301 was issued. The respondent /complainant was informed by the appellant/opposite party that he was teaching only Chemistry and that he could approach other coaching classes for the other subjects and he would accordingly adjust the timings of the respondents/complainants batch. However, no receipt was issued nor terms and conditions of the coaching class were provided. The class