Sec. 3 - Fare Stage - Passenger is not a consumer . Non- fixation of fare stage cannot be entertained before the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum. Any complaint has to be raised before the R.T.A. and by revi-sion to S.T.A.T. [Malappuram District Private Bus Operators Association vs State of Kerala and others. W.A.No. 1554/1999, dated 2nd August , 1999. AR.Lakshma nan (Ag.CJ) & S.Sankarasubban(J)]