Nat’l consumer panel asks Delhi school to compensate ex-student for denying admit card
PTI, Jun 4, 2019, 2:31 PM IST
New Delhi: The apex consumer commission has asked a Delhi school to pay its former student a compensation of Rs 75,000 for causing mental agony and harassment by withholding his admit card.
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) upheld the state commission’s order granting compensation to the student but set aside its direction cancelling recognition of the Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School, Vikas Marg, in the larger interest of other students studying there.
“As regards initiation of proceedings for cancellation of recognition of the petitioner school, in view of the fact that several students studying in the petitioner school would suffer irreparable loss and injury in case of de-recognition of the school, in the larger interest of other students studying in the petitioner school, this direction of the state commission is set aside,” it said.
In 2009, the student, Akash Agrawal was to appear for his board examinations. He had to skip a few classes because of his ill health and was not issued admit card by the school. He was only issued an admit card by the school after he approached a civil court.
In the complaint filed by the student, he said that due to the late issuance of admit card, he was mentally disturbed and harassed, due to which he scored less marks than expected and therefore, could not get admitted in a good college.
The commission said that it showed “negligence and deficiency in service” on the part of the school and by doing so the educational institution had kept the “future of students at stake”.
“The state commission rightly observed that despite submission of medical certificate, the school had not taken any action to obtain condonation of shortage of attendance from CBSE,” the commission said.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Bullet train project completion date rests on award of all tenders, says Railways in RTI reply
What ‘nyay’ Cong can do, when its councillor’s daughter in K’taka doesn’t get justice: Thakur
Heatwave: EC extends poll timings in some assembly segments of 4 Bihar LS seats
Uddhav fires ‘Bogus Janata Party’ barb at BJP over ‘nakli’ Shiv Sena jibe
LS Polls 2024: Nitin Gadkari faints during campaign rally in Yavatmal
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Bullet train project completion date rests on award of all tenders, says Railways in RTI reply
What ‘nyay’ Cong can do, when its councillor’s daughter in K’taka doesn’t get justice: Thakur
Rapido to offer free rides to senior citizens, differently-abled voters in B’luru, M’luru & Mysuru
Karnataka govt plans to constitute SIT to probe scams in city-based cooperative banks: Shivakumar
Heatwave: EC extends poll timings in some assembly segments of 4 Bihar LS seats