Generally we distinguish good money and bad money while proceeding for recovery.
You have lost Rs.1,020/- good money for a product. Your complaint is not on the quality of that product but according to you, it was a sample. Whether it was a sample or product for regular sale you have received the product you wanted without a complaint on quality.
Yes. Selling sample is illegal.
Now as to whether you wanted to spend another one rupee hard-earned money for proceeding against that seller is your discretion.
First issue a notice enclosing the xerox copy of the package showing it as a sample and seek reasons from Customer relations dept., seeking reasons for sending samples instead of products that were marketed for direct sale. Depending on their response you may decide.
(To my knowledge, many companies had ordered heavy packages and samples, and when there was a policy decision not to send the samples, without wasting the packages they are using the same for regular packs and they ought to have put a sticker on such descripttion as "Sample". The important issue to be decided is as to whether the company is having such policy to provide "samples". However for Rs.1,020/- you have sought free consultation of experts already and minimum consultation for an advocate is Rs.1,000//)
