Chandigarh, Feb. 7 -- The district consumer disputes redressal commission, Chandigarh, has directed Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, to refund Rs.25.66 lakh out of Rs.28 lakh paid as fees by a city-based MD student who quit the course within a month, alleging ragging.

The complainant, Dr Nidish Goel of Sector 23, said that he paid a total consideration of Rs.30 lakh for admission to the MD course through NEET-PG 2021 and deposited Rs.28 lakh as academic fees. He joined the college on May 4, 2022, but alleged that he was subjected to continuous ragging, harassment and exploitation by senior students.

According to the complaint, the alleged ragging included humiliating tasks, abusive language, public humiliation and excessive...