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Complaint regarding the hostel facilities


03-Oct-2023 (In Consumer Court Law)
Hello sir, First of all sir i am not sure about my case comes under which law My case is :- I taken admission for MBA in university.... where i also opted hostel facilities . Now the issue is that .... the room for which i paid have kitchen , lobby , balcony, attached washroom ... (these all facilities also mentioned on university website ... under room facilities) but when i joined my course they said your alloted room is under some renovation work... it may take upto 10-15 days.... i waited ... thn i again asked .... they again told my ... it take some more time.... nd not time comes when 2 months passed away .... but i still not got my room..... currently i am living in room with no facilities.... like:- no kitchen, no lobby , no balcony , no attached washroom..., etc . Soo., I’m not comfortable in this room.... even i have paid more .... but I’m not hetting any of the facilities. Soo can you plese suggest mee some options... how i can get out of this trouble.
Answers (3)

Answer #1
134 votes

As per the facts of your case, it seems that you have been cheated by the university an act which is an offence under Section 420, Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC).

Cheating under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a criminal offence that involves dishonestly inducing a person to deliver any property or valuable security, or to make or omit to do anything that causes a financial loss to that person or any other person.
Here are the key elements that constitute the offence of cheating under section 420 IPC:

  1. Dishonest intention: The accused must have acted with a dishonest intention to deceive the victim.

  2. Inducement: The accused must have induced the victim to deliver any property or valuable security, or to make or omit to do anything.

  3. Deception: The accused must have deceived the victim by making false promises or misrepresenting the facts.

  4. Financial loss: The victim must have suffered a financial loss as a result of the accused's actions.

You can approach the nearest Police Station and lodge an FIR against the University under Section 420, IPC.

You can also approach the consumer forum and file a complaint thereat.
Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, a "consumer" is defined as any person who buys goods or services for a consideration, and includes any user of such goods or services. This means that if you paid a fee to the university for a service, such as education or hostel facility, and the university failed to deliver on their promises or acted in a fraudulent manner, you may be considered a consumer under the Act.

To file a consumer complaint, you need to follow the procedure specified under the Act, which includes the following steps:

  1. Send a legal notice: You must first send a legal notice to the university, stating your grievances and seeking a resolution.

  2. File a complaint: If the university does not respond or fails to provide a satisfactory resolution, you can file a complaint with the appropriate consumer forum, depending on the value of your claim.

  3. Hearing: The consumer forum will hear your complaint and the university's defence, and issue an order accordingly.

Answer #2
848 votes
After seeing your matter at the first sight looks like breach of trust by the University. So can go and register complain to police under cheating and breach of trust also. But there is other better solution also and that is to go consumer forum and demand for rights and also compensation for mental as well as physical harassment
Answer #3
577 votes
U can file a complaint either in consumer court or fr speedy response it will be better to file a compaint in permanant Lok Adalat of the dist.which is constituted in every dist.the presiding officer may pass an order to providd u the requred facility and to refund the charges taken from u.

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