Mr. Justice A.L. Bahri, President—The respondent had submitted an application by post that he being a poor person, a daily wager, would be unable to come personally to prosecute the appeal and the same may be disposed of in his absence. We have heard Mr. I.S. Sidhu, Adv. for the appellant representing the Postal Authorities.

2. Chootoo, the complainant filed the complaint against Head Post Master General, Post Office, Phagwara and Post Master, Post Office, JCT Mills, Phagwara. He sent a money order of Rs. 600/- to his mother Dukhna Devi at Village Sukhsolia, Tola Basanpur, District Deorla (U.P.) on July 2, 1997. He was charged Rs. 30/- as commission by the Post Master, opposite party No. 2 against receipt. Since Money Order was not delivered and the complainant did not get any satisfactory reply from the opposite parties, the complaint was filed before the District Forum. He claimed Rs. 10,000/- on account of mental suffering and harassment. He, being a daily wager, was sending money to his mother who was to sow new crop in 1½ bighas of land in the village. The fields were left unsown for want of money aforesaid and the opposite party failed to perform their duties which was de