IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision :11.03.2025 Nitin Bansal ...Petitioner Versus Panjab University, Chandigarh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Sukhandeep Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Pranav Chadha, Advocate for respondent-University.

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Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral)

1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the order/letter dated 16.08.2024 (Annexure P/10) passed by respondent No.2 by which, the legal notice dated 18.07.2024 (Annexure P/9) issued by the petitioner-student, has been replied by the respondent-University with the observation that the relief claimed by the petitioner-student qua the refund of fees cannot be allowed. Hence, it is the prayer of the petitioner that the impugned order dated 16.08.2024 (Annexure P/10) be set aside, with further prayer that the amount of fee paid by the petitioner should be refunded to him.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner-student submits that the petitioner-student had got admission in B. Pharmacy Course in the University Institute of Pharmaceuticals Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh under the NRI quota in the year 2021 b