Mr. Justice S. Parvatha Rao, President— This is an appeal preferred by the opposite party in O.P. No. 196/1997 against the order of the Srikakulam District Forum in that O.P. dated 31.12.1998 partly allowing that O.P. and directing it to refund Rs. 30,000/- to the complainant together with interest at 24% per annum from 24.6.1997 till the date of payment and also Rs. 1,000/- towards costs. The complainant before the District Forum is the respondent before us. We do not find any merit in this appeal. The facts are in a very brief compass. It was the case of the complainant before the District Forum that pursuant to the invitation for deposits made by the appellant he deposited in all a sum of Rs. 30,000/- in units of Rs. 3,000/- each i.e. in all ten (10) units - a sum of Rs. 3,000/- paid by way of a cheque dated 12.7.1996 for one unit (evidenced by Ex. A-1 receipt); and a sum of Rs. 27,000/- paid in cash towards nine (9) units (evidenced by Ex. A-2 receipt dated 19.7.1996). The complainant was aggrieved that even after receiving Rs. 30,000/- the deposit receipts in printed forms were not handed over to him as promised. In May, 1997 when he approached the office of the appellant