Judgment

Sethi, J.-Alleging that the appellant herein was selling the films as a representative of Kodak without price being printed on the packages containing films, the respondent filed a complaint before the District Consumers Disputes Redressal Forum, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘the District Forum’) with a prayer for the issuance of appropriate directions to protect the interests of the consumers. It was contended that the price printing on the packages was mandatory under the provisions of the Packaged Commodities Rules promulgated under the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976. The appellant put all sorts of resistances in the disposal of the complaint. Writ petitions were filed in the High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala with prayer for setting aside the proceedings pending before the District Forum. The appellant, however, opted not to file any reply to the complaint. Being satisfied that the High Courts, where the writ petitions had been filed on behalf of the appellant had not stayed the proceedings, the District Forum found that the com­plaint filed was in the general interests of the consumers who were entitled to know the price of the product which was