Mr. Justice B.N. Sinha, President—This appeal is directed against order dated 16th June, 1992 passed by the District Forurn, Hazaribagh in Complaint Case No. 3 of 92 in which the appellant here was the Opposite Party and the respondent here was the complainant before the District Forum.

2. Necessary facts of the case for the disposal of this appeal may be mentioned in brief as follows:—

The complainant has telephone bearing No. 2170 which was disconnected on the ground of non-payment of the bill dated 11.9.91 though the same had been paid by the complainant and that in January, 1992 a bill for Rs. 1244/- was sent to the complainant though there was no STD facility in the telephone of the complainant and the local calls cannot be to the extent of Rs. 1244.00. Hence the bill was excessive and inflated. The complainant on these grounds prayed for quashing the bill and also for compensation of Rs. 10,000.00 as damages for illegal disconnection.

3. On being noticed the Opposite Party appeared and filed counter version admitting that the telephone of the complainant was by mistake disconnected on the ground of nonpayment of the bill dated 11.9.91 which had already been paid by the comp