Mr. Justice S.A. Shah, President — Both these Appeals are filed under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, against the order passed by the District Forum, Rajkot, in Complaints Nos. 49 of 1990 and 25 of 1990, by which, the learned President has directed the Telecom Department to give certain rebate of rent and other facilities to the Complainants of both the aforesaid complaints and to comply with the said order within one month.

It is against the said order passed by the learned District Forum that the Appellant Telecom Department has preferred these two Appeals.

We had called for the record and proceedings of both the complaints from the District Forum and from the record, we find that the Respondent before us had filed the complaint which is merely signed by the respective complainant but has not been verified by him on oath. Similarly, the Accounts Officer of the Telephone Revenue, Rajkot, has filed his Objections in both the complaints, without any verification for the contentions raised and averments made therein or stating that he is filing the objections on behalf of the General Manager, Telephones, Rajkot or under any authority.

Further, the Accounts Officer, Te