Payment, Cancellation & Refund Policy
This Payment, Cancellation, and Refund Policy governs the financial terms regarding the fees, subscriptions, welfare fund contributions, and dynamic services availed on Bar Association Chhibramau,Kannauj, developed and managed by Develop India Online (DIO). Please read these terms carefully before initiating any transaction.
1. General Refund Eligibility
- Membership & Subscription Fees: Standard enrollment fees, annual bar membership renewals, and administrative subscriptions paid to the Bar Association are generally non-refundable and non-transferable once the service or digital certificate/ID card has been provisioned.
- Welfare Fund Contributions: Any statutory contributions made towards Advocate Welfare Funds or discretionary bar corpus deposits are completely non-refundable under any circumstances.
2. Resolution for Double / Erroneous Payments
In cases where a member initiates a transaction and faces network dropouts or technical timeouts, resulting in the amount being debited more than once for the same service, the following terms apply:
- Automated Reversals: If the duplicate payment does not reach our official bank account and remains with the banking switch, it will be automatically reverted to your original payment source (UPI wallet, card, or bank account) by your respective bank within 5 to 7 working days.
- Platform Claims: If the duplicate payment is successfully credited to the Bar Association's bank account, the member must submit a formal refund application along with proof of both transactions (Bank Statement/Transaction IDs) to the administration. Upon verification by Develop India Online (DIO), the duplicate amount will be refunded manually within 7 to 10 working days.
3. Cancelled Services & Discretionary Refunds
If an event, seminar, or continuing legal education (CLE) program organized by BACK is cancelled or indefinitely postponed by the administration, registered participants will be entitled to a 100% refund of the registration fee. The refund will be initiated automatically to the original payment method, and no cancellation charges will apply in such scenarios.
4. Deduction of Gateway Charges
For any discretionary or exceptional refunds approved by the management (where the fault does not lie with the platform or bank server), standard payment gateway processing fees (MDR charges usually ranging between 1% to 3% plus applicable GST) will be deducted from the total refund amount before final settlement.