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This revision petition has been filed by the petitioners Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training & Anr. against the order dated 23.08.2018 of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, UT Chandigarh (in short 'the State Commission') passed in First Appeal No.219 of 2018.

2.      Brief facts of the case are that the respondent deposited Rs.15,000/- for booking of a seat in the petitioners' Institute.  The respondent had already appeared in some other examination where she became successful and took admission in that other course.  Accordingly, respondent requested for refund of Rs.15,000/-.  However, the petitioners did not refund the amount.  Hence the consumer complaint was filed by the respondent bearing No.57/2018 before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I, UT Chandigarh, (in short 'the District Forum')  and the District Forum vide order dated 18.07.2018 allowed the complaint and directed the opposite party to refund Rs.14,000/- (after deducting Rs.1,000/- towards administrative charges) to the complainant and to pay Rs.5000/- as compensation to the complainant for the unfair trade practice and harassment caused to her apart from cost of litigation as Rs.5,000/-.  The order was to be complied within a period of 30 days otherwise interest @12% shall be paid for the total amount ordered from the date of filing of the complaint.