An engineering student studying in Greater Noida recently won a refund of Rs 30,000 with 9% interest, along with compensation, after the Kangra District Consumer Commission held a hostel authority liable for sub-standard food and inadequate maintenance.
The judgement came in a case filed by Mr Rawat from Doonga Bazaar, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh. According to the submission, Rawat moved to Noida, Uttar Pradesh, to pursue B.Tech at IILM University, Greater Noida. On August 17, 2023, when he joined the first semester, he booked accommodation in a hostel in Knowledge Park-III run by a reputed chain and paid an advance of Rs 35,000 to the hostel on the same day.
