Date of Filing : 24.02.2012

  Date of Order : 20.03.2012

BEFORE THE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, KOLAR

Dated 20^th MARCH 2012

PRESENT

Sri. H.V. RAMACHANDRA RAO, B.Sc., BL,   …….                PRESIDENT

Sri. T.NAGARAJA, B.Sc., LLB.                        ……..     MEMBER

Smt. K.G.SHANTALA                                         ……..     MEMBER

Consumer Complaint No. 40 / 2012

Sri. M.V. Srinivasareddy,

S/o. M.K. Venkataravana Reddy,

Aged 42 years,

R/at: Mallishettyhalli (V),

E.Thimmasandra(P), Sidlaghatta Taluk.

(By Sri. S.R. Byrareddy, Adv.)                               ……. Complainant

V/s.

1. The Managing Director,

    Rasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd.,

    P.O. Box No. 30,

    Attur – 636 102

    Salem District, Tamil Nadu State.

2. Sri. N. Narayanaswamy, Proprietor,

    Mahanandi Seeds Processing and Cotton

    Ginning Factory, Murugamalla Road,

    Kariyapalli, Chinthamani Town,

    Chikkaballapur District.                                       …… Opposite Parties

ORDER

By Sri. T. NAGARAJA, MEMBER

This Complaint is filed by the Complainant u/s. 12 of the C.P. Act  1986 seeking to recover the amount of Rs.1,59,452/- from the Ops.

2.       This Forum has given several opportunities to the Ops, but nobody represents.  In this complaint, Complainant is not a consumer as defined u/s. 2(1)(d) of the C.P. Act.  The transaction between the Complainant and the Ops was buy-back transaction which is commercial in nature.

3.       On perusal of the Complaint, it is seen that OP1 used to supply foundation seeds to be grown by the Complainant for payment.  OP2 is the agent of OP1 having grown varieties of seeds.  The Complainant supplied the same to OP1 and OP1 failed to perform his part of the contractual obligation.  Complainant is a service / goods provider to the OP1.  As such, Complainant does not come under the purview of “consumer” as defined u/s. 2(1)(d) of the C.P. Act.  Therefore, it is not a consumer dispute and hence the Complaint is liable to be dismissed and proceed to pass the following order:

ORDER

1.       Complaint is dismissed.  Complainant is at liberty to seek remedy before any appropriate Court of Law / Authority.

2.       Office is directed to return extra sets to the parties concerned under the Regulation 20(3) of the Consumer Protection Regulations 2005.

3.       Send free copy of the order to the parties.

(Dictated to the Stenographer, got it transcribed and corrected and pronounced in the open Forum on this the 20^th day of March 2012)

T. NAGARAJA          K.G.SHANTALA           H.V.RAMACHANDRA RAO

    Member                         Member                                       President

SSS