College withholds security money over lost receipt, MBBS student wins Rs 2.40 lakh

A former MBBS student from Rohtak won Rs 2.40 lakh from a private medical college after the institution refused to refund his security and library deposits due to a lost receipt. The Rohtak consumer commission ruled that merely not having the original receipt was not enough to deny the refund, especially since the payment was backed by documentation.

The 26-year-old man, who completed his degree in 2019, had taken admission in 2012 and was shifted to another medical college in Haryana in 2017. The college later closed down, leaving the student's security money with them. Despite multiple requests, the college refused to refund the Rs 2.25 lakh security amount after he lost the receipt.

The commission directed the college to pay the student Rs 2.25 lakh, along with Rs 10,000 for mental distress and Rs 5,000 for litigation expenses.