PDPU ordered to refund fees to Vadodara student

Vadodara | Tuesday | 19th June, 2018

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Patel had paid Rs 82,500 as fees after his admission was confirmed. Patel then approached the university with cancellation and refund rules. On July 14, 2014, Patel applied for cancellation of admission and refund of fees after receiving his immigration visa for the US.On receiving Patel’s application, the university credited Rs 19,500 to his bank account. The university was also asked to pay Rs 3,000 to Patel towards legal costs and mental harassment. Vadodara: The district Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in a recent judgement has ordered Gandhinagar-based Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) to refund fees to a former student, who cancelled admission in the university in July 2014 and got only partial refund.Complainant Pruthvi Patel, who lives in Mahavirnagar Society at Karelibaug, had enrolled for MTech course in civil branch in the university in June 2014..