Dr. P. D. Shenoy, Member—The issue in these cases is that the first respondent who were the complainants before the District Forum had paid full amount or part amount towards purchasing of Escorts Tractors were neither given the tractors nor their amount was refunded.

Facts in brief :

2. The complainants in all the cases are farmers and they have paid money to M/s Sai Tractors for buying tractors of various specifications from the manufacturer i.e. M/s Escorts Ltd but the tractors were not delivered to them. The following are the details of payments made:

(a) RP No. 1547/2002—Shri Shivaji Tukaram Patil—DD of Rs. 2,35,000 was given to Shri Sai Tractors.

(b) RP No. 1588/2002—Shri Pandurang Ramchandra Agale—Issued DD for Rs. 2,90,700 on 24.12.1996 payable to M/s Escorts at Pune. Refund cheque of Rs. 2,96,300 given by Shri Sai Tractors was dishonoured.

(c) RP No. 1806/2002—Shri Chandrakant Baburao Jadhav—Paid Rs. 33,700 on 20.12.1996 and also gave DD for Rs. 2,00,700 on 23.12.1996 payable to Escorts, totalling to Rs. 2,33,700.

(d) RP No. 2358/2002 —Shri Annaso Tatboa Malgave: —Draft of Rs. 2,86,232 payable to Escorts Ltd. at Pune given on 7.10.1996. On 3.10.1996 Shri Sai