IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO : 14257 of 2000 Between: The Heritage Schools (India)Ltd Rushikonda,Visakahaptnam, Rep.by it's Administrative Officer,Roopavani, D/o.A.Narsinga Rao, R/o Visakhapatnam, Visakhaptnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Ms. Sheetal Jain, D/o. Sri Praveen Kumar Jain, R/o Plot.No. 8,Second Floor, Santhoshini Apartments, C.B.M Compound,Visakhaptnam,Visakhapatnam District, being Minor Rep.by her father & natural guardian Sri Praveen Kumar Jain. 2 The District Consumer Redressal Forum, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to the connected with C.D.No.167/98 on the file of the District Consumer Reddressal Forum,Visakhaptnam and set aside the order dt.9-2-2000 passed in C.D.No.167/98 and to pass such other order or orers as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.RAMA RAO GHANTA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SAM} HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.14257 of 2000 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) The petitioner filed this writ petition seeking a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records on the file of the District Consumers Forum, Visakhapatnam in C.D.No.167 of 1998 and set aside the order dated 09-02-2000, on the ground that the petitioner has no other effective alternative remedy as the A.P. State Consumer Disputes’ Redressal Commission, Hyderabad, is not functioning. 2. This Court, while admitting the writ petition, granted interim stay of arrest only. 3. The District Consumer Forum awarded an amount of Rs.1800/-, which was paid by the 1st respondent towards tuition fees and directed the petitioner to refund a sum of Rs.1250/-, as half of the refundable deposit of Rs.2500/-, to the 1st respondent and also granted a sum of Rs.1500/- towards costs of the complaint. 4. It is not known as to whether the amount directed to be refunded has already been complied with or not? However, in view of the alternative remedy available to the petitioner, we are not inclined to grant any relief. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the State Consumers Disputes’ Redressal Commission, Hyderabad. No costs. _________________________ JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH _____________________________ JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR 17th February, 2009 Kvr