National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, has by the order impugned in these appeals upheld an ex parte order passed by the State Commission directing refund of a sum of Rs.5,15,000/ to the respondent with interest 12 p.a.
The opposite parties 01 and 02 are hereby directed to pay Rs.5,15,000/ with 24 interest with effect from 11 08 1998 till the date of payment.
The opposite parties 01 and 02 are further directed to pay Rs.5,00,000/ as damages for spoiling the good academic years of the companyplainant with another sum of Rs.1,00,000/ as companypensation for the mental agony, harassment and torture.
The State Commission passed an ex parte order on 25th March, 2004 granting the following reliefs to the respondent In the result the companyplaint succeeds and is allowed.
The facts giving rise to the appeals have been set out in the orders passed by the State Commission and that passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi.
Aggrieved by the above order, the appellant appealed to the National Commission which appeal has been partly allowed by the latter reducing the amount of companypensation payable to the respondent to Rs.2,50,000/ only.
but reduced the amount of companypensation awarded to the respondent to Rs.2,50,000/ only as against Rs.6,15,000/ awarded by the State Commission.
31st July, 2000, and the respondent given liberty to withdraw the same.
The companyplainant is entitled to companyt of Rs.5,000/ only.
The companypensations claimed are hereby decreed.
It is number in dispute that the said amount was deposited by the appellant and has been disbursed to the respondent.
Heard learned companynsel for the parties.
Leave granted.
