UNION OF INDIA Vs. NILESH AGARWAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY this revision petition under section 17 (b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Act No. 68 of 1986) (which for the sake of convenience be hereinafter referred to as "the Act") has been filed by the Union of India through General Manager, Tele-communications, Jaipur Tele-communications, District Jaipur against the order dated February 18, 1989 passed by the District Forum, Jaipur in Complaint Case No. 20 of 1989.

(2.) THE petitioner is the opposite party in the complaint so hereinafter reference to the petitioner in this revision will be as opposite party. Non-petitioner No. 1 will be referred as the complainant.

(3.) THE only question involved in this revision is whether the District Forum Jaipur was right in holding that the telephone facility provided by the Telecom Department is a "service" as envisaged by the Act and as such the District Forum had/has jurisdiction to entertain the complaint against the opposite party which was filed by the complainant who is a consumer of the Telecom Department.