101 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision:29.01.2026 SANGEETA SHARMA ....PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER ….RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Mr. Abhijeet Sohal, Advocate and Mr. Abhay Singh, Advocate (through video conferencing)

for the petitioner.

Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate with Ms. Urvashi Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral)

1. This petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondents to refund a sum of Rs. 3,40,000/- deposited by the petitioner towards the admission fee in respect of her daughter, who had taken admission in respondent No. 2-Institute. A further prayer has been made for award of interest on such refund.

2. The undisputed facts of the case are that the petitioner’s daughter applied for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme 2024–2026 at the Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar. The admission was offered pursuant to a prospectus issued by the Institute, which contained a specific clause permitting students to withdraw by a particular date, after which no refund of fees w