Mr. Justice S.S. Sandhawalia, President— M/s. Ashok Pipe Udhyog appeal against the order of the District Forum, Hind allowing the complaint and directing the payment of Rs. 6000/- to the respondent which was alleged to have been withheld.

2. Mr. S.D. Bansal the learned Counsel for the appellant has first placed in the fore-front his stand that the respondent did not come within the definition of a consumer and in any case no defect in the goods supplied was even alleged to make out a cause of action within the consumer jurisdiction.

3. For the limited purpose of adjudicating on the aforesaid submission it is unnecessary to delve into the facts and merits too deeply. It suffices to mention that on the respondent’s own showing he had merely entered into an agreement with the appellants to purchase an Eicher tractor from them. The somewhat vague allegation was that he was orally assured by the appellants to assist him in getting a loan sanctioned from a bank. Further the curious allegation in the complaint was that the appellants did deliver over a tractor apparently of value of Rs. two lacs to him on mere payment of Rs. 24,000/-. Accordingly he paid the said amount without obtaini