Smt. Veena Misra. Member — This appeal has been preferred against the order dated 5.2.2001 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Raipur (hereinafter referred to as ‘District Forum’ for short) in complaint case No.379/99 whereby the complaint was allowed.

2. Brief facts of the case as narra-ted in the complaint are that the complainant had purchased a PCL computer on 25.9.96 from the opposite party No. l for a sum of Rs.23,500/-. The opposite Party No.2 is the manufacturer of the said computer. The computer purchased by the complainant was of an inferior quality and defects developed in the hard disk during warranty period. Thereupon the complainant approached the opposite party No. l for replacing the defective hard disk. On 24.9.97 the opposite party No. 1 kept the said hard disk with him with an assurance that he will send the same to the office of the opposite party No.2 and get it rectified or he will replace the defective hard disk. It was further averred that till date the hard disk was not replaced despite repeated assurances being given by the opposite party No. 1.

3. The opposite party No. l had averred in their reply that they are only the dealer of