Dr. Sunil Kanti Kar, Member—The appeal has been preferred against the order dated 12.6.95 in C.D.F. Case No. 1390/94 by M/s. Expo Machinery Ltd. who was opposite party No. 2 before the learned District Forum, Calcutta.

2. In the said impugned order dated 12.6.95, the learned District Forum, Calcutta directed the appellant to refund the price of the Freeze amounting to Rs. 8,550/- together with 15% interest and also awarded Rs. 5,000/- as compensation to the complainant/respondent No. 1 within one month.

3. The complainant case is this that he purchased a Kelvinator Refrigerator at Rs. 8,550/- on 21.10.93 from the appellant for which there was a guarantee period for one year and that the refrigerator disclosed inherent defects from the very beginning and anyhow running for two months, the operation of the refrigerator was totally suspended during the guarantee period and the complainant by his letters dated 1.3.94, 17.3.94 and 21.3.94 and also by several personal representation informed the appellant who is manufacturer of the Refrigerator and also to the Proforma respondent No. 2 who is the dealer and agent of the appellant to take immediate steps to set the refrigerator in orde