Thiru Justice M.S. Janarthanam, President—This appeal is directed against order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Nagercoil, dismissing the complaint without costs.

2. The complainant Soosai @ Joseph Izidore instituted a complaint before the Forum below for the deficiency in service on the part of the opposite parties 1 to 7 officials of the State Government in not effecting sub-division of his landed property the title of which had been declared by a competent Civil Court.

3. The opposite parties Government officials would contend that no sub-division should be measured unless in the case of occupied sub-divisions.

4. The Forum below dismissed the complaint on its merits saying that in respect of the land to be sub-divided, no materials forth came to identify the said property and consequently sub-division was not feasible.

5. The aggrieved complainant resorted to the present action.

6. The complainant without engaging a Counsel of his choice he himself argued the case and aired his projections of views in this matter.

7. Arguments of learned Counsel, Mr. M. Sivaraman, representing learned Counsel Mr. R. Thirugnanam, City Government Pleader, representing the respon