Mrs. Devinderjit Dhatt, Member—This appeal has been filed by the appellant No. 1, Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) through its Estate Officer, Ludhiana and appellant No. 2 Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority through its Chief Administrator against the order dated 11.9.2001 in Complaint Case No. 376/95/Apl.98 passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I, U.T., Chandigarh (for short hereinafter to be referred as the District Forum-I). The factual matrix narrated briefly is as under :

2. The respondent/complainant, Mr. Prem Lal, resident of SCF 56, Sector 29-D, Chandigarh applied in the year 1983 for 8 Marla residential plot in Sector 32-A, Samrala Road, Ludhiana, Punjab and deposited an amount of Rs. 1,700/- by a demand draft. The same stands acknowledged by appellants/O.Ps. and a copy of the receipt issued has been brought on record vide Annexure C-1. Further an amount of Rs. 2,300/- towards the enhanced amount of the plot was sent by the respondent/complainant on 9.9.1983 (Annexure C-2). As per averments made by the respondent/complainant, inter alia, the appellants/O.Ps. on 6.1.1992 issued a Circular (Annexure C-3) vide which the