<br /> Accordingly, in this case, the complainant has not availed the service of the opposite parties as per the Consumer Protection Act. There is no hiring of service for consideration and hence it is not covered by the Consumer Protection Act. Sec. 2(1)(d)(ii) of the Consumer Protection Act shows that a person claiming himself as 'consumer' should satisfy amongst others, three conditions namely (1) the service should have been rendered to him, (2) the service should be hired by him and (3) for hiring the service he should have paid consideration in the manner envisaged in Sec. 2(1)(d) of the Act. The materials on record and the pleadings in the complaint reveal that the complainant is not the person who had hired the services, but the 4th opposite party who had hired the services of the other opposite parties. On going through the entire facts of the case we are of the view that the complainant has not hired the services of the opposite parties for consideration as per the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act. Under Sec. 2(1)(d) of the Act a consumer is not only the person who avails or hires of any service for consideration, but also who is the beneficiary of such services. In the instant case by no stretch of imagination, the complainant could be considered as a beneficiary of services also. Such being the position, the complainant cannot be regarded as coming within the definition of 'consumer' falling within Sec. 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act so as to entitle him to maintain the complaint before this Forum. So far as this Forum is concerned, the complaint could be entertained only if the complainant was a consumer. <br /> In the result the complaint is found not maintainable before this Forum and hence the complaint is dismissed as not maintainable with liberty to the complainant to approach the appropriate authority for his grievances if any. <br /> A copy of this order as per the statutory requirements be forwarded to the parties free of charge and thereafter the file be consigned to the record room.<br /> Dictated to the Confidential Assistant, transcribed by her, corrected by me and pronounced in the Open Forum, this the day of 30th August 2008.<br /> <br /> <br /> G. SIVAPRASAD, <br /> President.<br /> <br /> BEENAKUMARI. A : MEMBER<br /> <br /> <br /> S.K.SREELA : MEMBER<br /> <br />