ORDER

Piare Lal Garg, Member - This is an appeal filed by Krishan Kant (in short the appellant ) against the order dated 7.6.2006 of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ludhiana (in short the District Forum ) by which the complaint of the appellant was dismissed by the District Forum.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant had purchased an Opel Corsa Car from respondent No. 2 on 16.1.2003 bearing engine No. 6B0004511 and temporary registration No. PB-08-AB-Temp. 7385 with a warranty of 12 months. The car was purchased through finance of HDFC Bank Ltd., Ludhiana. It was asserted that on the first day, the engine of the car developed defect causing starting problem and giving noise. The defect was brought to the notice of workshop manager but the appellant was told that after driving 1000 kms., the vehicle will be checked and if there would be any defect in the engine or noise, then the same will be removed. As such, after driving 1000 kms., the appellant visited the shop of respondent No. 2 who changed the filter of the engine and did service of the car, etc., However, the defects were not removed and the pick up power of the car was diminished. At the asking of