Hostel Authority is forcing us to join mess and pay full bill.

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      User_84673d2e
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        February 14, 2025 at 1:34 pm
        I’m doing B.Tech at a state government college in Chhattisgarh and staying in a hostel.

        The mess food here is so disgusting that more than half the students stopped eating there and switched to tiffin services. But now, the hostel authorities are forcing us to rejoin and eat their shitty food. Theyโ€™re saying that whether we eat from the mess or not, we still have to pay the full bill, plus a three-month advance!

        Before college started, they told us weโ€™d only have to pay for the days we ate and could submit a leave application to get the bill adjusted. But that was complete nonsense! Now, theyโ€™re charging every student the same amount, even if someone submits an application. Theyโ€™re scamming us!
        What legal action can we take against this?

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        User_57d13cdb
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          February 14, 2025 at 1:38 pm
          Thats how mess mafia works

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          Megaaditi7301
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            February 14, 2025 at 1:41 pm
            Complaint to local food commissioner

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            Expertarjun3636
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              February 14, 2025 at 1:45 pm
              dont pay bill….they will automatically remove your name also if u have money find a room outside with your friends

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              Simranhawk952
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                February 14, 2025 at 2:10 pm
                Don’t pay. Visit the college principal and complain with a written letter.

                If it doesn’t work, file a complaint with the local students body like abvp or other local mla / mps.

                Last resort should be court.

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                  Luckyrandhir4838
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                    February 14, 2025 at 2:14 pm
                    This and when giving a written complaint to principal always ask for receiving no.

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                    February 14, 2025 at 2:24 pm
                    File an RTI through a 3rd party (friend etc) who cannot be linked back to you. Ask for the policy. Use that as basis of action.

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                    Ojasking707
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                      February 14, 2025 at 2:37 pm
                      NAL

                      In our college (also govt run) hostel and mess was inseparable, you cannot utilise one facility individually, you have to opt for both and pay for both. And I have never heard of any college where these two are separated.

                      Check your hostel terms and conditions. What they “said” or what you “heard” is irrelevant. Only what you agreed to in writing matters.

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                      Cleverdiksha5363
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                        February 14, 2025 at 3:11 pm
                        1. Submit a written complaint to the local food inspector.

                        2. Protest – Get a plate of food from the mess & dare the Dean & mess in charge to consume it.

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                          February 15, 2025 at 5:16 am
                          Don’t pay. They can’t take that from you.

                          The hostel itself and the mess are separate entities.

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