Mr. Justice S.K.M. Lodha, President— Surendra Kumar Kumavat and Smt. Sushila Kumavat who are husband and wife filed a complaint under Section 12 read with Section 17(1)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (“the Act” herein) against Dr. Smt. Sunil Jain (Opposite Party No. 1), Dr. R.K. Jain (Opposite Party No. 2) and Dr. Ramavatar (Opposite Party No. 3) for award of Rs. 1,50,000/- as compensation. A further prayer was made that a direction may be issued to the opposite parties not to act in a way by perpetrating fraud, falsehood etc.

x x x Text in Hindi omitted x x x with the other consumers as was done with the complainants. The complaint was filed before the State Commission on 10.9.90.

2. Opposite Parries Nos. 2 & 1 are husband and wife. When Complainant No. 2 became pregnant, she felt some trouble as after three daughters in future, the complainant wanted a son and not the daughter as the complainants believed in family planning. When complainant No. 2 was having pregnancy of one and quarter month, complainant No. 1 being husband of complainant No. 2 took his wife on 7.7.89 to the clinic of opposite parties Nos. 1 and 2. They approached opposite parties Nos. 1 and 2 and to