Prof. S.K. Kar, Member — S.M. Agarwal as a complainant under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 alleged that he made a payment of Rs. 13,060/- and Rs. 3,265/- for package tours conducted by the appellant for himself, his friends and one Mr. Ram Das Tebriwal. By the said package tour, the respondent and his associates wanted to visit Gangotri, Yamunetri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, situated at the hill range of Himalaya. The respondent also alleged that proper transportation, accommodation, taxi facilities were not provided to him and his associates by the appellant. As such, he prayed for compensation of Rs. 90,016/- for alleged loss and damages, suffered by the respondent and his associates.

2. The contention of the appellant who was the O.P. in the original petition of complaint is that Mr. S.M. Agarwal the sole complainant/ appellant had not visited the package tour as he was not the visitor. Neither Mr. S.M. Agarwal filed the complaint as a consumer association nor a Central or State Government. The Section 12(1) of the Consumer Protection Act provides for a particular consumer service in private case lodge the complaint. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 does not