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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
K.MURALI SHANKAR
Director, Distance Education Centre, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – Appellant
Versus
R.Srinivasan – Respondent
ORDER :
K. MURALI SHANKAR, J.
1. The Civil Revision Petition in C.R.P.(MD)No.996 of 2019 is directed against the order passed in C.C.No.12 of 2018, dated 26.02.2019, on the file of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Sivagangai District.
2. The Civil Revision Petition in C.R.P.(MD)No.3324 of 2023 is directed against the order passed in F.A.No153 of 2019, dated 31.07.2023, on the file of the Circuit Bench of State Consumer Dispues Redressal Commission, Madurai.
3. The first respondent is the complainant and he filed a complaint against the second respondent and the revision petitioners before the District Consumer Redressal Forum, Sivagangai District claiming compensation for the deficiency in service. The case of the complainant is that he has completed 10th std., and pre-degree course offered by Annamalai University, which is equivalent to 12th std., as per G.O.Ms.No. 219 issued by the State Government, that after coming to know about the advertisement given by the Distance Education Centre, he applied to the course of B.Sc., Hospital Management and was given admission for the academic year 2017, for which he had paid a sum of Rs.9,500/- as first year Course fee and he had
Educational institutions do not qualify as service providers under the Consumer Protection Act, rendering complaints against them unmaintainable.
(1) Educational matters – Educational matters do not come within the purview of Consumer Protection Act, 1986.(2) Education institutions – Educational institutions and the services they provide are n....
Educational institutions do not fall under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 for post-admission disputes.
When OP could not provide hygienic food and water, which compelled complainant student to discontinue course, loss to complainant’s career cannot be compared with financial loss of OP.
Educational Institutions - Educational Institutions, Vocational courses and activities undertaken during the process of pre-admission as well as post-admission and also imparting excursion tours, pic....
Educational institutions are not considered 'providers of service' under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and thus are not liable for fee refunds.
The District Consumer Forum has jurisdiction to adjudicate complaints, including issues of maintainability, and writ petitions to quash such complaints are not permissible unless the Forum is defunct....
District Commission can pass an interim order even if the crux of the matter is still being decided in Supreme Court in other cases.
Education services offered by private institutes do not fall under consumer protections, as the evaluation process and resulting grievances show no deficiency in services rendered.
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