Mr. Justice A. Venkatarami Reddy, President—Aggrieved by the order of the District Forum passed in CD. No. 491/1993, the opposite party, that is, Tata Timken Ltd. preferred this appeal.

2. This first respondent herein one M. Venkatarao filed a complaint claiming return of the original shares certificate and also damages of Rs. 21,500/- from the opposite party and costs. The complainant’s case was that he was allotted 20 partly convertible debentures which have to be converted later into 100 shares and also 20 part-B debentures. Subsequently, those debentures were converted into original share certificates for which the numbers and the allotment number were mentioned in the complaint. The complainant’s grievance is that he sent the original share certificates to the opposite party for endorsement on 27.4.92 by registered post buthe did not receive back the share certificates after due endorsement by the first opposite party. He sent reminders on 30.8.92 by registered post acknowledgement due, but there was no response from the opposite party. He issued lawyer’s notice and filed this complaint for the reliefs mentioned above.

3. It appears that no notice was served on the opposite