Mr. Justice S.A. Kader, President — The appeal arises out of the order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Thanjavur dated 5.4.92 in O.P. 292/91. The complainant who has succeeded in part is the appellant.

2. The complainant has obtained his B.A. Degree in Economics in the examination held in 1979. He applied for the degree certificate in 1982 and paid the requisite fee. The certificate was not handed over to him On 16.12.91 he moved the District Forum, Thanjavur against University of Madras and the Principal, Raja Serfoji College, Thanjavur. After the filing of the complaint the degree certificate has been issued by the respondent/first opposite party on 20.1.92. It has, thus, taken 10 years for the University to issue the degree certificate.

3. The contention of the University is that certain particulars were called for and were not furnished in time.

4. The District Forum rejected the contention of the University and held that there was deficiency of service. It also held that the complainant’s future was affected thereby. It ordered compensation in the sum of Rs. 5,000/- and costs of Rs. 250/-.Aggrieved by the low amount of compensation awarded, the complainant