Thiru Justice M.S. Janarthanam, President—These appeals spring from three different and distinct orders passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Madras (South), on one and the same day namely 29.11.1996 respectively in O.P. Nos. 438, 439 and 440/95.

2. The individual complainants in the original actions are distinct and different individuals although the opposite parties are one and the same.

3. The individual complainants, pursuant, to a contract entered into by them with the 3rd opposite party, were stated to have despatched certain consignments of garments to them for giving delivery at Seattle, through the 1st opposite party, airways, whose agent is the 2nd opposite party.

4. It was agreed between the consignor and the consignee that the garments so consigned should be delivered at Seattle.

5. The consignments of garments, it is said, were to be on board by way of cargo in the 1st opposite party, airways, on a specified date. The 1st opposite party, airways, it appears, flies between Chennai and Los Angels. Since the 1st opposite party, airways, is not running up to Seattle from Chennai, the cargo by way of consignments put into the 1st opposite party, airways