ORDER :

1. Challenge in this Revision Petition, by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the Manufacturer of the vehicle in question, viz. Maruti Grand Vitara, is to the order dated 8.6.2015, passed by the Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Thiruvananthapuram (for short “the State Commission”) in First Appeal No. 55/2014. By the impugned order, the State Commission has affirmed the order dated 9.12.2013, passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum at Kollam (for short “the District Forum”) in Complaint Case No. 178/2008. By the said order, while partly allowing the Complaint, filed by Respondent No. 1 herein, alleging manufacturing defects in the afore-stated vehicle, purchased by her from Respondent No. 2 on 22.11.2007 for Rs. 16,58,998, the District Forum had directed the Petitioner to refund to the Complainant the afore-noted cost of the vehicle, with interest @ 12% p.a. from the date of filing of the Complaint; Rs. 10,000 towards compensation; and Rs. 2,000 as costs of litigation.

2. In arriving at the finding that the vehicle did have manufacturing defects, both the Forums below had relied on the report dated 20.11.2008 by one Dr. J. Nazar, stated to be work