Mr. Justice P.K. Shamsuddin, President— This complaint is filed under Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act claiming a compensation of Rs. 6,15,000/-.

2. The allegations in the complaint are as follows:

The complainants sought legal advice of the opposite party as to what legal action he had to resort to if one Kunjuraman of Krishnanilayam, Thazhathu Muri, Kochu Narayanan of Kannamathu Kizhakkethil and one Vasu S/o Karumban, Uchalathu Veedu slice down or extinguish a causeway over which the complainants have an inherited easement right from time immemorial. According to the complainant it was the sole pathway for having ingress and egress to their house and premises. The opposite party advised the complainants to file a caveat in the Civil Court of Kollam so that they could be on guard if persons mentioned above make efforts to obtain an injuction restraining the complainants of their relations or partisans from interfering with the action taken by the said Kochunarayanan and others to extinguish the said path way. The complainant got convinced about the sanity of the advice and engaged the opposite party to do so. For filing the caveat before the Civil Court, the complainan