ORDER

Pritam Pal, President - This appeal by opposite party Nos.1 and 3 is directed against the order dated 18.3.2009 passed by District Consumer Forum-II, U.T. Chandigarh whereby complaint bearing No. 101 of 2008 filed by Mr. Shivanand Narain- respondent No. 1/complainant was allowed with costs of Rs. 5,000 and OPs were directed to refund the amount of Rs. 20,390 being the price of the mobile set and to pay a sum of Rs. 15,000 as compensation for mental tension and harassment. The OPs were directed to make payment of the above amounts to the complainant within one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order, failing which they were made liable to pay penal interest @ 12% p.a. from the date of order till its realization.

2. The parties hereinafter shall be referred to as per their ranking before the District Consumer Forum.

3. The brief facts culminating to the commencement of this appeal may be recapitulated thus;

The complainant after seeing an advertisement published by India Times- opposite party No. 1 in the Times of India bought an O2 XDA Stealth Mobile Phone (IMEI # 356557002726734) on 15.6.2007. The said mobile was sold through M/s. First Wholesalers (OP No. 4