Dr. B.C. Gupta, Presiding Member—This revision petition has been filed under section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugnedORDER dated 27.09.2006, passed by the Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (for short ‘the State Commission’) in FA No. 653 / 2006, “United India Insurance Co. Ltd. versus N.M. Mohammed Jakeer Hussain” vide which, while dismissing the appeal, theORDER dated 30.01.2006 in Consumer Complaint No. 92/2005, passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, allowing the said complaint, was upheld.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the complainant / respondent is carrying out the business of borewell drilling for the past 10 – 12 years. The complainant owns a lorry, bearing number KA 117860, which was originally a transport vehicle owned by Syed Peer Sab of Mandya. The complainant purchased this vehicle, got the registration certificate changed with effect from 30.12.95 and then, installed a rig unit on it, and the said lorry was treated as a non-transport vehicle with effect from 21.11.96. The funds for the purchase of rig unit and its accessories amounting to Rs. 30 lakh were arranged after raising a loan of