{
  "id": 10365364,
  "title": "School ‘refuses refund’ after daughter’s admission cancelled, father wins Rs 36,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/school-refuses-refund-after-daughters-admission-cancelled-father-wins",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:45:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/school-refund-daughter-admission-cancel-father-wins-rs-36000-10897004/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a school to pay Rs 36,000 to a father after he cancelled his daughter's admission at the school in 2019. The school refused to refund Rs 21,000, claiming the fee was \"non-refundable,\" which the commission deemed an unfair trade practice. The father, a 49-year-old man, had agreed to pay the fee to secure a discount for enrolling his daughter in the Secunderabad school's 2018-19 academic year. However, he cancelled the admission on February 14 when his move to Secunderabad was postponed. The school argued that once the fee was paid, it could not be refunded or transferred. The commission disagreed, stating that schools should not keep admission fees when a student withdraws before classes begin, especially since no educational services have been provided. The commission directed the school to refund the Rs 21,000 and pay Rs 10,000 in compensation for the father's mental and physical anguish. Additionally, the school must pay Rs 5,000 towards legal costs within 45 days.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Hyderabad school refuses Rs 21,000 refund for cancelled daughter's admission",
    "Commission rules non-refundable fee is unfair trade practice",
    "School ordered to pay Rs 36,000 and Rs 15,000 in total"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}