Mr. Justice M.A.A. Khan, President—On 18.2.1994 Satnam Singh, complainant-respondent, had purchased 1 kg. of primary seed of Musk Melon (Kharbooza) from the appellants at Alwar for Rs. 270/-. He sowed the same in an area of 2 bighas 10 biswas but the seed yielded a crop worth Rs. 1,000/- only as against expected yield worth Rs. 45,000/-. He alleged that the seed was adulterated, sub-standard and of poor quality. He, therefore, claimed Rs. 44,000/- as compensation for loss of crop and Rs. 15,000/- as compensation for mental agony and physical labour put on growing the crop of Musk Melon. The District Forum, partly allowing his Complaint No. 447/94, vide impugned order dated 3.6.1995, awarded to him a sum of Rs. 5,000/- in that behalf and Rs. 200/- as cost of litigation. Hence this appeal by the appellants.

2. Heard the learned Counsel for the appellants and examined the material on record of the Forum.

It is disclosed upon the study of the material on the record of the Forum that intending to produce seed of Musk Melon under the National Seeds Corporation (NSC) Programme, the respondent had entered into an agreement with the appellants on 18.2.1994 to grow Musk Melon and pro