Mr. Justice H.S. Brar, President—It is an appeal against the order dated 31.5.2001 of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Gurdaspur (hereinafter called the District Forum).

2. Brief facts stated in the complaint are that telephone No. 64745 was installed in the house of the respondent-complainant (hereinafter called the complainant) by the appellant-opposite party (hereinafter called the opposite party) in September, 2000. It is stated in the complaint that the complainant had received a bill for the month of October, i.e., from 1.10.2000 to 31.10.2000 amounting to Rs. 2,080/- in which the local call charges were added as Rs. 1,938.80 p. It is alleged that the complainant was a simple villager and did not make any trunk calls or other calls except local calls within the area of his village. The other subscribers of the area received the bill for the above noted period amounting to Rs. 200/- to Rs. 300/-. The complainant was surprised to receive the bill. He went to the opposite party who admitted that the matter seemed to be defective. It was promised that he should make some payment of the bill and the excess amount shall be adjusted in future bills after correctin