Shivaraj V. Patil, J.—The appellant approached the Consumer Disptues Redressal Forum (for short 'the District Forum') by complaining that he purchased 10 bags of paddy seeds from the respondent @ 135 per bag for the purpose of sowing and transplanting the seedlings to raise paddy in 7 acres of his land. When he sowed the seeds in the nursery, they did not. germinate properly. He made complaint to the respondent; the respondent deputed the Agricultural Extension Officer to inspect the land and to submit his report about the quality of the seeds supplied to the appellant; the said Officer having inspected the spot, reported that the germination was hardly upto 10 to 20%; having received the report, the respondent addressed a letter to the Marketing Officer, National Seed Corporation, Mysore, stating that on account of sub- standard paddy seeds sold to the appellant, the appellant had to leave 7 acres of his land fallow and uncultivated and that the National Seed Corporation was liable to make good the loss. The National Seed Corporation, in spite of the request of the respondent, did not depute any technical expert to inspect the spot for assessment. According to the appellan