(Per: Justice B.C. Kandpal, President):

This is an appeal under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the order dated 30.01.2010 passed by the District Forum, Haridwar in consumer complaint No. 349 of 2008. By the order impugned, the District Forum has allowed the consumer complaint and directed the appellant and respondent No. 2 – opposite parties to pay compensation of Rs. 25,000/- to the respondent No. 1 – complainant within one month from the date of the order.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case as mentioned in the consumer complaint, are that the complainant had purchased a Hyundai Santro G.L. car from the opposite party No. 1 on 28.11.2007. The said car was allotted registration No. UK08-K-8341. It was alleged that since the date of its purchase, the said car is not functioning properly and there is manufacturing defect in the car. It was also alleged that the defects in the vehicle were brought to the knowledge of the opposite parties, but the same were not removed. It was further alleged that the vehicle went defective again and again and the defects in the vehicle were not cured/removed by the opposite parties. Thus, the complainant filed a