Ms. Moksh Mahajan, Member—In a complaint filed by Shri Prem Kumar Gupta - the complainant has charged the respondents viz. M/s. Maxworth Orchards (India) Ltd. & Ors. for having adopted and indulged in unfair trade practices within the meaning of Section 36A read with Section 36B of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (in short, Act). For having suffered loss on account of such unfair frade practices on the part of the respondents, compensation at Rs. 50,000/- for the mental agony in addition to refund of twice over the amount of deposited with the respondents along with interest @ 25% per annum from the date of receipt till the date of realization, has been claimed in an application made separately under Section 12B of the Act. As both the application as well the complaint petition arise from the same cause of action pertaining to the same subject-matter, they are disposed of by a common order.

2. Briefly stated, the common facts in both the complaint petition as well the compensation application are that the respondents Company - M/s. Maxworth Orchards (India) Limited is engaged in the business of selling Orchards in different States of India. Representati