Mr. S.P. Bagla, Member—These four appeals, 190-91/95, 345/95 and 347/95, are against the common order dated 19.1.1995 of the State Commission, Andhra Pradesh. The facts and law point in all the four appeals are the same with a few minor variations of no relevance or consequence as to the merits of the cases. Therefore, this common order will dispose of all these four appeals.

2. Basic facts of the case are that the appellants namely Shri G. Hanumanth Reddy in the F.A. Nos. 190-91/95, Shri T. Nageswara Rao in F.A. No. 345/95 and Shri M. Sivanarayana in First Appeal No. 347/95 bought Rani Shaver Star Cross 288 layer chicks from M/s. Singh Poultry Ltd., Hyderabad who are the respondent No. 1 - opposite party No. 1 (before the State Commission). The chicks are reported to have been vaccinated for the disease Merek by the vaccine produced and supplied by M/s. BAIF Laboratories Ltd., Pune who are respondent No. 2. The chicks did not yield the desired production of eggs; the production is reported to be 50 to 60% instead of 80 to 90% as promised. All the appellants had bought the chicks by obtaining loan finance from the Vijaya Bank. The case of the appellants is that either these chi