Mr. Justice P.K. Shamsuddin, President— The 2nd opposite party in O.P.1381/92 on the file of the District Forum, Kottayam is the appellant.

2. The complainant authorised the 1st opposite party to buy a good quality of cow of high yielding. The 1st opposite party informed the complainant that a cow owned by the 2nd opposite party was available for sale and the cow will give 5 bottles of milk every day. The complainant entrusted Rs. 3500/- the price of the cow to the 1st opposite party and on 29.10.1992 the 1st opposite party paid Rs. 3500/- to the wife of the 2nd opposite party. The 3rd and 4th opposite parties accompanied the 1st opposite party and brought the cow to the complainant. Two lesions in the udder of the cow were notified and when asked the complainant was told that it was due to the calf's biting. When the cow was milked on the second day it gave only 2½ bottles of milk. When it was reported to the opposite parties, the 1st and 3rd opposite parties came to his house and milked the cow and got only 2½ and 3y2 bottles of milk. On 30.10.1992 the lesions in the udder increased and on 2.11.1992 the entire udder, face and legs were of lesions and when shown to a veter