Mr. Justice G. Balagangadharan Nair, President—The complainants in all these cases are present before us of whom the complainants in complaint No. 40/90 are alone represented by Counsel. The principal opposite party who is interested in the controversy is M/s. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar is represented by Mr. A.K. Balan. The subject-matter involved in all the cases is the delivery of Hindustan Motor Cars (Diesel Deluxe) for which each of these complainants had booked orders with the opposite party M/s. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar who is a dealer of the cars in Pondicherry under the Hindustan Motors Ltd., Culcutta. The complainants allege that despite the payment of large amounts by way of advance, several months ago, the opposite party has not delivered the cars in terms of the agreement and has been delaying the delivery under one pretext or another. They also complain that owing to the enormous delay in getting the Cars they have lost considerable money by way of interest to the banks from whom they had taken loans to pay the opposite party. While admitting that owing to various circumstances it was not possible to deliver the cars to the complainants within the stipulated time, the opp