Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Garg, President—Both the aforesaid appeals are being decided by this common judgment as in both of them common questions of law and facts are involved and they arise out of the same order dated 31.5.1997 passed by the learned District Forum, Jaipur-I, Jaipur.

Appeal No. 1673/97

Surana Diagnostic Research Centre v. Smt. Shashi Lapoor

2. This appeal under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1986”) has been filed by the appellant against the order dated 31.5.1997 passed by the learned District Forum, Jaipur-I, Jaipur by which the complaint filed by the complainant-respondent under Section 12 of the Act of 1986 was allowed in the manner that the appellant was directed to pay to the complainant respondent a sum of Rs. 12,000 (Rs. 2,000 incurred for journey to Bombay, Rs. 2,000 incurred for testing and Rs. 8,000 incurred for stay at Bombay) and Rs. 3,000 as amount of compensation and cost of litigation.

3. The necessary facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows:

On 14.12.1993, the complainant-respondent had filed a complaint under Section 12 of the Act of 1986 before the District Forum, Jaipur City, Jaipur