Mr. Justice K.K. Srivastava, President—Heard the learned Counsel for the appellant, namely, M/s. Data Management Service and the respondent/complainant No. 1, Sh. H.C. Gupta. We have also gone through the impugned order dated 17.6.2002 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II, U.T., Chandigarh (for short hereinafter to be referred as the District Forum-II) in Complaint Case No. 1037 of 1999, vide which the complaint was allowed and the appellant/O.P. was directed to take back the defective monitor from the complainant/respondent and refund Rs. 10,215/- to the complainant with interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of its purchase till payment. The appellant/O.P. was also directed to refund to the complainant Rs. 3,000/- as costs of JBL Speakers and was further directed to pay interest @ 9% p.a. from the date of purchase of the JBL Speakers till payment. Additionally, Rs. 2,000/- were awarded as compensation for mental and physical harassment and Rs. 500/- as expenses of litigation.

2. Mr. Ashok Jain, Advocate appearing for the appellant made the only submission that the appellant could not file its defence version before the District Forum-II which struck off it