( 1 ) THREE appeals are disposed of by this judgment. All three appeals have been preferred from an order passed by the MRTP Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") on 31-5-1996. The impugned order had been passed by the Commission on three separate complaints filed by the respondents between 25-4-1987 and 27-6-1987. The separate grievances in the three appeals raised by the respondents related to: (7) alleged unfair trade practice resorted to by the appellant under the MRTP Act, 1967 (referred to as "the Act"); (2) restrictive trade practice resorted to by the appellant under the Act; and (}) compensation payable by the appellant to the respondent. Enquiry notices had been issued by the Commission in respect of the first two complaints.

( 2 ) THE basis of the three complaints related to an offset machine which had been delivered by the appellant to the respondent in February 1987 at a price of Rs 1,04,000 (Rupees one lakh four thousand ). It appears that the respondent had written to the appellant claiming that the machine was not performing satisfactorily. According to the appellant it had deputed its engineers to look into the complaint and necessary steps were