S.K. Kulshreshtha, President—The appellant has filed this appeal assailing the order dated 18.1.2008 passed in complaint case No.71/2007 by the District Forum, Mandleshwar. It is stated in the order that complainant was not entitled to any compensation as he did not fall within the definition of “consumer” contained in Section 2 (1)(d) as the transaction was commercial.

2. In short the case of the appellant was that on 8.1.2007 he had approached the respondent No.1 for purchasing seeds of cowpeas (lobia) for growing the crop and in January itself the seeds were sown. Though the seeds germinated, according to the complainant, the crop did not give any peas, with the result he had to sustain loss not only on account of the price paid for the seeds, but also on account of manure. Though it is not mentioned in the complaint, learned counsel submits that the seeds were sown in 1.5 acre. He therefore, claimed a sum of Rs.1,50,000 as compensation. The respondent No.1 traversed the allegations contained in the claim and stated that the complainant was engaged in commercial activity and, therefore, not entitled to approach the Forum for any relief as per the definition contained