Vasundhara Srivastava v. Head, School Of Studies In Chemistry

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 621 of 2020

1. Vasundhara Srivastava, D/o Shiv Kumar Shrivastava, Aged About 23 Years, R/o 414, Shwet Hans Parisar, Sec. 3 D.D. Nagar, Raipur Tehsil And District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Head, School of Studies In Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Amanaka G.E. Road, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. The Registrar, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Amanaka, G.E. Road, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Shiv K. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents :

Mr. Neeraj Choubey, Advocate :

adfasf Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 13.02.2020

1. The dispute involved in the present writ petition is in-respect-of the claim of the petitioner for refund of admission fees amounting to Rs. 32,060/- deposited by the petitioner for admission to the M.Sc (Chemistry) Course.

2. The facts of the case is that, the petitioner got herself admitted in the M.Sc (Chemistry) Course for the academic session 2019-2020. The counselling was held on 26.07.2019 and after the counselling, the petitioner got selected and took admission by depositing admission fees of an amount of Rs. 32,060/. That on the very next day, the petitioner also got selected for the B.D.S. Course. In view of the fact,

-2that the petitioner got admission for the B.D.S Course, she on 29.07.2019 intimated the college authorities ie., the respondent no. 1 on getting admission in the B.D.S. Course, therefore, she wants to withdraw her admission from the M.Sc. (Chemistry) Course and prayed for the refund of admission fees. The grievance of the petitioner is that till date, the said amount has not been refunded back to the petitioner.

3. The counsel for the petitioner drew attention of this Court to the guidelines framed by the University Grants Commission vide their notification of October, 2018; whereby in Clause 4.1.3 it clearly reflects that the U.G.C. has instructed all the institutions concerned to refund 100 % of fees in the event, if the students withdraw her admission fees within 15 days before the last date of admission was formally notified. According to the counsel for the petitioner, the last date notified for the admission in the instant case was 31.08.2019, therefore, withdrawal of the admission by the petitioner was well before the last date notified for admission. In view of the same, the petitioner is entitled for the refund of the admission fees, which till date the respondents have not considered. The petitioner in this regard has also made representations to both the respondents herein.

4. Given the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, since the representation/claim of the petitioner has till date not been decided either by the Respondent No. 1 or 2, this Court is of the opinion that ends of justice would meet, if the writ petition itself can be disposed off directing the respondent no. 1 and 2 to take a decision on the

-3claim/representation of the petitioner for refund of the admission fees at the earliest preferably, within a period of forty-five days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order.

5. With the aforesaid order, the present writ petition stands disposed off.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rahul