Mr. Justice S.C. Mohapatra, President— Complainant is appellant. His case is that opposite parties advertised for a lucky draw scheme. Complainant purchased a ticket of the draw bearing No. 303. Under the said scheme each ticket holder is to pay 20 instalments at the rate of Rs. 30/-per ticket and there would be 20 lucky draws per ticket. Complainant paid three monthly instalments. Thereafter he paid Rs. 330/- for another 11 instalments. He was, therefore, to be considered for the 13th draw where he would have been titled to the prize which is a two wheeler, Bajaj M.80. opposite parties did not consider the ticket of the complainant in the 13th draw which is a deficiency in service.

2. Opposite parties 1 & 2 have stated their cases jointly. Opposite party No.3 had not stated any case. The case of opposite parties 1 & 2 is that only Rs. 30/- was paid which was subsequently forged to make it Rs. 330/- Complainant not having paid Rs. 330/- was not entitled for consideration.

3. On being called upon to produce the original lucky draw ticket by the District Forum to verify the correctness of the allegations, complainant filed a xerox copy of the same in another consumer dispute which