Vinay Kumar, Member— The Revision Petitioner was a member of NTI Employees Housing Corporation Society Bangalore, who had applied for allotment of house site in 1986. In several instalments between 1986 and 1994, he had reportedly paid in all Rs. 75,443/- to the society. Yet, no house-site was allotted to him. His complaint was considered favourably by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Bangalore (Urban) on 20.4.2005 and a refund of Rs. 75,443/- was ordered in his favour, with 9% interest and compensation of Rs. 5000/-.

2. The complainant apparently wanted a site and not refund of the sital value. Therefore, he chose to move Joint Registrar Cooperative Societies, Bangalore, seeking such a direction to the NTI Society under Section 70 of Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act. It is difficult to understand why he chose this route when under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 the appellate authority against the order of the District Forum is the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of the State.

3. Eventually, he did prefer an appeal before the Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, but only with a delay of 374 days. The State Commissio