ORDER

D. Appa Rao, President (Oral)- This is an appeal preferred by the opposite party No. 3 against the order of the District Forum, Prakasam at Ongole in C.D. No. 124/2005, in allowing the complaint and directing him along with opposite party No. 1 to pay the amount covered under "Prathibha Award" together with compensation of Rs. 5,000 and costs of Rs. 1,000.

2. The case of the complainant in brief is that he appeared for 7th class examination and stood first in the class, got 545 marks out of 600 marks. He being handicapped person was declared as winner of "Prathibha Award" in the school. However, the said award was not given to him but given to one K. Chaitanya, who got 529 marks. This was undoubtedly a mistake on its part. When a notice was issued demanding the appellant to give the award and pay the amount, it was not paid. Therefore, he sought the amount covered under the cash certificate besides a compensation of Rs. 5,000 towards mental agony and costs.

3. Opposite parties 1, 2 and 4 namely, Principal, District Collector and Secretary resisted the case by filing a counter while admitting that the complainant was declared as winner, they stated that they were neither the spon