P.N. Kashalkar, Presiding Judicial Member—Being aggrieved by the judgment and award passed by the Additional District Consumer Forum, Thane dated 4/7/2007 in Consumer Complaint No.600/2006, whereby, while allowing the complaint, the Forum below directed O.P. No.1 Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to bear excess payment made to O.P. No. 2 in the form of delay payment charges and interest charged for delayed payment and also directed O.P. No. 1 Corporation to pay Rs. 10,000/- towards compensation and Rs. 5,000/- towards cost to the complainant, the Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has filed this appeal challenging the said award.

2. Facts to extent material may be stated as under:

3. Shri Laxman Tabaji Sanap had filed consumer complaint against his employer Commissioner, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and against Marketing Manager-III, CIDCO, C.B.D. Belapur alleging deficiency in service on their part. According to the complainant, he is working as Traffic Controller with Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. He applied for housing loan of Rs. 2,43,023/-. It was sanctioned by O.P. No. 1 by letter dated 31/12/2003. By this amount he was to purch