law: Consumer Protection Act, 1986 
  14. Finding of the District Forum 
  
  (1) If, after the proceeding conducted under
  
  section 13, the District Forum is satisfied that the goods complained against
  
  suffer from any of the defects specified in the complaint or that any of the
  
  allegations contained in the complaint about the services are proved, it shall
  
  issue an order to the opposite party directing him to do one or more of the
  
  following things, namely :-
  (a) to remove the defect
  
  pointed out by the appropriate laboratory from the goods in question;
  (b) to replace the
  
  goods with new goods of similar description which shall be free from any
  
  defect;
  (c) to return to the
  
  complainant the price, or, as the case may be, the charges paid by the
  
  complainant;
  (d) to pay such amount
  
  as may be awarded by it as compensation to the consumer for any loss or injury
  
  suffered by the consumer due to the negligence of the opposite party;
  (e) to remove the
  
  defects or deficiencies in the services in question;
  (f) to discontinue the
  
  unfair trade practice or the restrictive trade practice or not to repeat them;
  (g) not to offer the
  
  hazardous goods for sale;
  (h) to withdraw the
  
  hazardous goods from being offered for sale;
  ( i )
  
  to provide for adequate costs to parties.
  (2) Every proceeding referred to in
  
  sub-section (1) shall be conducted by the President of the District Forum and
  
  at least one member thereof sitting together :
  
  Provided that Where the member, for any reason, is unable to conduct the
  
  proceeding till it is completed, the President and the other member shall
  
  conduct such proceeding de novo.
  (2A) Every order made by the District Forum
  
  under sub-section (1) shall be signed by its President and the member or
  
  members who conducted the proceeding :
  
  Provided that where the proceeding is conducted by the President and one
  
  member and they differ on any point or points, they shall state the point or
  
  points on which they differ and refer the same to the other member for hearing
  
  on such point or points and the opinion of the majority shall be the order of
  
  the District Forum.
  (3) Subject to the foregoing provisions, the procedure relating to the conduct
  
  of the meetings of the District Forum, its sittings and other matters shall be
  
  such as may be prescribed by the State Government.
  Comment: "We, however, find that the general
  
  provision of the Section 34 being based upon justice, equity and good conscious
  
  (conscience) would authorize the Redressal Forums and
  
  Commissions to also grant interest appropriately under the circumstance of each
  
  case. Interest may also be awarded in lieu of compensation or damages in
  
  appropriate cases. The interest can also be awarded on equitable grounds as was
  
  held by this Court in Stander Singh v. Umbrae Singh, (1961) 3 SCR 676": Suitor
  
  (India) Ltd. v. State Bank of India(AIR 1961 SC 908). AIR 1999 SUPREME COURT
  
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