Companies Must Pay Money Back to Customers
公司必須向客戶退款
Introduction
A court says two companies must give money back to customers. The companies did not do their work.
法院裁定兩家公司必須向客戶退款，因為該公司未完成工作。
Main Body
A man paid ₹28,800 to Preet Glass House for glass. The company took the money but did not do the work. The court told the company to pay the money back with extra interest and ₹10,000 more.
一名男子向 Preet Glass House 支付了 28,800 盧比購買玻璃。該公司收取款項後卻未完成工作。法院要求該公司退還款項，並支付額外利息及 10,000 盧比。
Another person paid ₹25.73 lakh to Bajwa Developers for land. The company did not finish the land in 2011. The work was still not done in 2016. The buyer asked for help many times.
另一人向 Bajwa Developers 支付了 25.73 萬盧比購買土地。該公司在 2011 年未完成土地開發。直到 2016 年工作仍未完成。買家多次尋求協助。
The court said the developer was wrong. The company must pay the money back with 9% interest. They must also pay ₹2.5 lakh for the buyer's stress and legal costs.
法院裁定開發商有錯。該公司必須退還款項並支付 9% 的利息。他們還必須支付 2.5 萬盧比作為買家的精神壓力及法律費用。
Conclusion
The court says companies must pay all the money back if they do not finish the job.
法院表示，如果公司未能完成工作，就必須退還所有款項。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of "MUST"
In this story, the court uses one word a lot: must.
What does it mean? It means there is no choice. It is a rule. It is 100% necessary.
How to use it:
Person/Company → must → action
- The company must pay.
- I must study.
🛠️ Simple Past Action
Notice how the story talks about things that already happened. We add -ed to the end of the action word to show it is finished.
- Pay Paid (Special change)
- Finish Finished
- Ask Asked
Example: "The company did not finish the land." (Note: When we use 'did not', the action word goes back to its normal form!)
💰 Money Words
Here are three words from the text to help you talk about money:
- Pay back: To return money to someone.
- Interest: Extra money added to the original amount.
- Costs: The money you spend to get something done (like a lawyer).