Mr. Justice A. Venkatarami Reddy, President— The first opposite party in number of C.Ds. which were disposed of by a common order preferred these appeals, questioning the order of the District Forum, Mahaboobnagar.

2. Briefly stated all the complainants in the C.Ds. who are respondents in these appeals joined as members of a scheme, for sale of house plots, floated by the appellant. According to the terms of the scheme that each of the complainants paid Rs. 100/- in the first instance and agreed to pay the balance of 40 monthly instalments depending on the winning of the first, second and third prizes. The total amount payable is Rs. 4000/-. The extent of each plot is 20 ft. x 60 ft., or 30 ft. x 40 ft. It is the case of the complainants that in all most all the cases, except in 3 or 4 cases, where 29 or 30 installments were paid and where the lesser amounts were paid in cases of winners of prizes the complainants paid all the installments. The scheme was completed on 20.1.91. But the opposite parties did not deliver possession and registered the plots immediately after the completion of the scheme. On the other hand on 15.7.1991 the opposite parties wrote a letter to Dr. Seeth