Mr. Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi, President—This is an appeal filed by the appellant against the Order of the State Commission, Rajasthan dated September 16, 1989 dismissing his complaint-petition on the ground that the appellant is not a 'consumer' within the meaning of Section 2(1)(d)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (herein after called ‘the Act’) inasmuch as the purchase of the goods in question had been made by him for a 'commercial purpose'.

2. The appellant company operates an oil mill to produce edible oils and oil cake from oil seeds. The plant and machinery in his factory are used for conversion of raw materials into finished goods. On August 19, 1986, the appellant purchased from the respondent company three generating sets for a total cost of Rs. 5,53,000/-. The grievance put forward in the complaint is that the generating sets supplied by the respondent company were found to be defective, in that one of the engines had an undersized crank shaft and the rubber rings (gaskets) used in the three generating sets were of inferior quality, as a consequence of which water had entered into the engines. Since correspondence with the respondent company for replacement