JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.—Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of the J & K High Court at Jammu dismissing the appeal filed by the appellant under Section 17 of the J&K Consumers Protection Act, 1988 (in short the ‘Act’). Challenge in the said appeal was to the order dated 9.11.1998 passed by the J&K State Consumer Redressal Commission (in short the ‘Commission’) on a complaint filed by respondent no.1. In the complaint appellant and respondent no.2 were impleaded as the opposite parties.

2. The factual background in a nutshell is as follows :

Respondent-complainant filed a compliant before the Commission seeking a direction to the appellant herein to take back the Maruti car back and repay an amount of Rs. 1,97,460.37 being the cost of the car supplied to him, along with interest at the rate of 18 per cent with effect from 27.11.1996, as the car was defective. He also sought compensation for the loss at his place of work and coaching charges approximately Rs. 60,000/-; Rs.1,00,000/- towards mental agony, physical deterioration and emotional stress, Rs.15,000/- for his trip to Karnal on the mistaken direction of the appellant and also Rs.2,500/- t