N.K. Jain, President—Both these appeals filed by two of the four opposite parties, the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (arrayed as O.P. No. 3 and 4 before the District Forum and now referred as O.P. No.3) and National Insurance Company Ltd. (O.P. No. 4) arises from the order dated 25.02.2006 passed by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Satna in CC No. 96/2005 directing appellants and respondents Nos. 4, 5 and 6 to pay to respondent-complainants (Nos. l to 3) Rs. 5,00,000/- as compensation with interest and cost.

2. For the sake of convenience we shall refer these parties as complainants and opposite parties.

3. Complainant-Smt. Krishna Sharma is the widow of late Shri Ravi Sharma while to other complainants-Harshit Sharma and Manas Sharma are their minor sons. Complainant-Smt. Krishna Sharma has got a LPG connection from O.P. No. 3-Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (for short the “IOC”) on 25.09.1992 from their Satna based dealer “Dheerendra Gas Service”-the O.P. No. 2. Initially it was a single barrel connection and was made double barrel on 03.01.1994. O.P. No. 1-Babulal Pandey on the relevant date was an employee-mechanic of O.P. No. 2. The IOC had obtained a comprehensive ins