Mr. Justice S.A. Kader, President — This is a complaint under Section 17 read with Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act

2. The complainant is a non-resident Indian in America holding a green card and his Indian passport No. is 1-055322. He is a carrying on export and import business in leather goods, garments and food stuffs etc. He claims to be the President of Globe Enterprises and American Computer Technology and is having his office at No. 90, Winter AVE 2 FL, Staten Island. New York. The complainant purchased an Air India Ticket bearing No. 02039001 at Kualalumpur on 25.4.92 with destinations at Singapore, Madras, Bombay, New York, London, Bombay, Madras, Singapore. He arrived in Madras on 16.2.92 and on 19.4.92 he got his ticket confirmed (O.K.) for his flight to Singapore from Madras by Air India flight No. AI 424 leaving the Meenambakkam Airport at 13.20 hours on 22.4.92. According to the complainant he had very important business to be transacted at Singapore on 22nd and 23rd of April ‘92 to sign a business contract with M/s. Master Spices Pvt. Ltd., Singapore and other business dealings with M/s. A.S.M. Garments and Traders and M/s. Garden Gift Corner, Singapore.