Mr. Justice A.L. Bahri, President—This appeal is by the complainant Smt. Parvinder Kaur and others, legal heirs of Harpal Singh challenging order of the District Forum, Ropar dated 9.2.1996 dismissing their complaint.

2. Harpal Singh was maintaining a Bank account with Union Bank of India — the opposite party. He also had dealings with opposite party No. 2 P.P.S. Rishi. He had issued a cheque for Rs. 25,000- in favour of Rishi on 14.4.1990. Subsequently, he paid the amount in cash to Rishi but did not collect the cheque. On 25.1.1991, he issued another cheque for Rs. 90,000/- which the Bank dishonoured for want of sufficient funds on 25.1.1991. It was on 25.1.1991 that Harpal Singh was murdered. His legal heirs Smt. Parminder Kaur widow, Jasveen Kaur and Simerleen Kaur minor daughters and Manjit Kaur mother filed the complaint before the District Forum, Ropar against the Bank and Rishi inter-alia alleging deficiency in rendering service on the part of the Bank in making payment of the cheque of Rs. 25,000/- to Rishi illegally as date of issue of the cheque had been altered rendering the cheque as invalid. In consequence, there was again deficiency in dishonouring the cheque iss