Man booked venue pre-COVID for daughter’s wedding denied refund, wins Rs 2.35 lakh

4 min readNew DelhiJul 31, 2026 11:00 AM IST The commission noted that the DDMA orders showed that public gatherings and marriages at banquet halls were prohibited during the relevant period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AI-generated image)A Delhi consumer commission has found a resort developer guilty of deficiency of service after it refused to refund the advance amount of Rs 2 lakh paid by a man who allegedly had booked its banquet hall for his daughter’s wedding, which was scheduled during the COVID-19 lockdown in May 2021 but was eventually organised at home due to pandemic restrictions. President Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar and member Harpreet Kaur Charya directed the resort developer to refund Rs 2 lakh and pay Rs 35,000 as compensation, observing that the function at the venue could not