ORDER :

1. Heard.

2. Respondent/Complainant herein, filed a consumer complaint before the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Tumkur (for short, ‘District Forum’) on the ground that he has purchased certain bags of Papaya seeds from Petitioner No. 2/opposite party No. 2 and the seeds were manufactured by Petitioner No. 1/opposite party No. 1. The said seeds were not germinated within the specified time and as such respondent/complainant suffered loss and claimed damages in the form of compensation amounting to Rs. 4,90,000 with interest.

3. Both the petitioners did not appear before the District Forum, in spite of service. Accordingly, they were proceeded ex-parte.

4. Thereafter, District Forum vide order dated 10.6.2010, allowed the complaint of the respondent in part and awarded a sum of Rs. 1,00,000 (Rupees one lac only) as compensation along with cost of Rs. 1,000.

5. Being aggrieved by the order of the District Forum, both petitioners filed appeal before the State Commission. Along with it, an application seeking condonation of delay of 114 days was also filed.

6. The State Commission vide its impugned order dated 10.11.2011 dismissed the application for condonation of delay