Mr. Justice S.A. Kader, President — The appeal arises out of the order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Trichy dated 8.11.91 in O.P. 12/91. The unsuccessful complainant is the appellant.

2. The case of the complainant is that on 8.2.80, he applied for electric connection for agricultural purposes, but he was not given connection. No information was also received in spite of letters. He therefore sent another application on 30.12.85. For this application also there was no response. Hence this complaint.

3. The opposite parties denied that the complainant applied for electric connection in ‘80. No such application dated 8.2.80 has been received by the opposite parties. The postal acknowledgement produced by the complainant cannot be accepted. The complainant sent an application only on 30.12,85 and the same has been registered as No. 717 of 85.

4. The District Forum did not accept the case of the complainant that he sent an application for electric connection on 8.2.80, and held that his application was received only on 30.12.85 and connection will be given according to priority. The District Forum has also held that the complainant is not a consumer as connection