Sri S.K.Sahoo,President.

          This is  a petition filed  by the complainant U/s. 35 of C.P.Act, 2019.

2.       The  case  of the  complainant is that  he is  a  permanent resident of Vill.Kumanda of Angul district and the opp.party  is also a permanent resident of  Hemsurapada of  Angul district. The  complainant  has purchased  a three wheeler auto bearing No. OD-19F-9200  which was  hypothecated  to Indusind Bank .The complainant has purchased the said  three wheeler   to maintain his  livelihood. On 11.12.2015 the   said  vehicle was   purchased by the  complainant on down payment of Rs.54,000.00 and   rest amount  i.e Rs.2,92,500.00  was to be  repaid  in 45 monthly  equal instalments  @ Rs.6,500.00 as per the  agreement. There was  an  oral  agreement in between the petitioner and the opp.parties  six  years back, in which  both  had agreed   that the opp.party will engage the  vehicle of the  complainant  in his  shop i.e Omm Fashion  on hire  basis  for Rs.500.00 per  day as  hire   charges. It was also agreed that after repayment of   all the  instalments the  vehicle will be returned  to the  complainant. As  per  such  oral agreement the  complainant engaged  his  vehicle  to  transport  goods from Omm  Fashion  to  different  retailers. The  complainant  also  working  as  Senior Sales Manager  in the  shop of the   opp.party  for  monthly salary of Rs.13,000.00 .Before  engagement  of the  vehicle in  the  shop of the opp.party , the  complainant had paid 15 instalments  to the  bank. The   opp.party was also  paying  Rs.500.00  per  day to the  complainant  towards  hire  charges  of the vehicle of the  complainant. He  was also paying  salary  of the  complainant  regularly till April, 2022. In the  month of  May, 2022 the  opp.party paid  an amount of Rs.6,000.00  instead  of Rs.13,000.006  towards  monthly salary  of the  complainant and   when  the  complainant  protested, he assured to pay  the differential amount  i.e Rs.7,000.00 with the  salary   in the  next month. In the  month of June, 2022 when the  complainant  asked for his salary i.e  the  differential  amount  for the  month of May, 2022  the  opp.party refused to pay the same. The opp.party also refused  to return the  vehicle  of the  complainant to  him. Hence this  complaint.

3.       In pursuance  to the  notice  issued  to the opp.party  he   appeared through  his  advocate on 30.09.2022 and  submitted  his  written statement. In  his  written statement  he has  challenged  the  maintainability of the  present  proceeding  along  with  other issues.

4.       The  complaint petition  filed by  the  complainant  is  supported  with affidavit. On perusal of the  complaint petition  it  appears  that the  complainant has  prayed to  issue  a  direction to the opp.party  to return  his  three wheeler  vehicle along  with  compensation of  Rs.50,000.00  and  other reliefs. The  complainant is  not  coming  under the consumer  as per Section-2(7)  of C.P.Act, 2019 . We don’t  feel to  decide the  other  issues  raised  by the opp.party  in  this  case.

5.       Hence ordered :-

: O R D E R :

          The  case be and  same is  dismissed on contest.