Educational institutions do not fall under jurisdiction of consumer forums: NCDRC - watsupptoday.com
Educational institutions do not fall under jurisdiction of consumer forums: NCDRC
Posted 25 Jan 2020 12:20 PM

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The apex consumer commission, NCDRC, has held that educational institutions, except coaching institutes, will not be covered under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act.

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has observed that institutes rendering education, including vocational courses, cannot fall under the jurisdiction of consumer forums even if there is any defect in the services provided by them.

The tribunal’s observations came while dismissing a batch of petitions filed by some students against different universities, colleges, and educational institutes.

“It is clarified that even if there is any defect in services offered by private bodies in offering these courses ... do fall within the ambit of definition of educational institutions and hence the consumer fora have no jurisdiction to entertain the same,” NCDRC Bench of president R K Agrawal and members V K Jain and M Sreesha said.

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