The petitioner in this writ petition is the Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Association represented by its Secretary. They are aggrieved by the action of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Thrissur in entertaining a complaint filed by the Kerala Consumer Education Society, the 2nd respondent herein, complaining about the steep increase in prices of food articles in hotels and restaurants in Kerala and seeking appropriate directions to the Corporation, the District Collector and the District Supply Officer to regulate the prices of food articles in restaurants and hotels by appropriate classification of the hotels and fixing the prices of food articles to be sold in hotels and restaurants. Their contention is that Ext.P1 complaint is not maintainable at all under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. They would submit that Ext.P1 complaint is not filed by a consumer or on behalf of a consumer or consumers who only can file an application before the CDRF. Secondly they would contend that the complaint is based on a newspaper report and a complaint based on a newspaper report is not maintainable. Thirdly they would contend that before entertaining a complaint, the CDRF