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Consumer and service, it is imperative that the words 'consumer' and 'service' as defined under the Act should be construed to comprehend consumer and services of commercial and trade oriented nature only. Thus any person who is found to have hired services for consideration shall be deemed to be a consumer notwithstanding that the services were in connection with any goods or their user. Such services may be for any connected commercial activity and may also relate to the services as indicated in s. 2(1)(o) of the Act, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. Shiv Kumar Joshi, AIR 2000 SC 331 (336). [Consumer Protection Act, (68 of 1986), s. 2(1)(d), s. 2(1)(o)]