S. Sankarasubban, J.

The petitioner challenges in this Original Petition S.27 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, hereinafter referred to as "the Act". The further prayer is to declare that the petitioner being a woman cannot be arrested or detained by the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, hereinafter referred to as "the Forum", exercising the powers under S.27 of the Act and for quashing Ext. P5 order of the Forum. The case of the petitioner is that she is a partner of the firm M/s. Geo Financiers, Thiruvalla. Complaining that the amounts deposited by respondents 4 and 5 had not been returned to them, they filed petitions before the Forum as O.P. Nos. 740/1993 and 102/1994. Both these complaints were accepted by the Forum and in O.P. No. 740/1993, the respondents therein were directed to pay the principal sum of Rs. 45,000/- with interest at 12% per annum from 15.6.1989 to 12.4.1992 and thereafter on the total amount of Rs. 65,768.87 and Rs. 300/-as cost within one month. In O.P. 102/1994, similarly the opposite parties were directed to pay the principal sum of Rs. 20.000/- with interest at 12% per annum from 25.6.1989 to 12.4.1992 and thereafter on the total amount