Mr. Justice K.K. Srivastava, President— This is an appeal against the order dated 3.4.2000 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II, U.T., Chandigarh in Complaint Case No. 68 of 1998. By the impugned order the complaint has been allowed with costs of Rs. 250/- and with a direction to the opposite party to pay the maturity value of the deposit, i.e. Rs. 18,216/- alongwith interest on this amount @ 12% per annum from 14.7.1997 till payment. The complaint was filed by Mrs. Veena Sharma before the District Forum-II, U.T., Chandigarh against Mc Dowell Krest Finance Ltd., Regd. Office 312, Anna Salal, Madras and M/s. Bajaj Capital and Investment Centre Ltd., SCO No. 89/90/91, Sector 17-D, Chandigarh. The complainant had deposited a sum of Rs. 12,000/- with the opposite party No. 1 McDowell Krest Finance Ltd. who has been impleaded as respondent No. 2 in this appeal. The deposit was made through the agency of the appellantM/s. Bajaj Capital and Investment Centre Ltd. The appellant was acting as an agent for and on behalf of respondent No. 2 Mc Dowell Krest Finance Ltd. It is not disputed that the amount of Rs. 12,000/- was duly deposited with Mc Dowell Krest Financ