Justice Ashok Bhan, President — Complainant/petitioner is carrying on the business of Engineers, Consultants and Builders. As per the allegations made in the Complaint, the petitioner entered into an agreement with M/s. National Building Construction Corporation Limited (a Government of India Enterprise) for the construction of a single seater Hostel of 500 rooms at Sant Harchand Singh Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, District Sangrur, Punjab. According to the terms of the contract and specifications, the external finish of the hostel building was cement based. The contract also specified the colours of the paint and its quality. It was specifically mentioned in the contract that the paint should be of super-snowcem quality. Accordingly, petitioner purchased 50 bags of super-snowcem for Rs. 40,703 on 13.7.1992 and 12 bags of the same on 11.8.1992 for Rs. 9,768.72 p. from M/s. Capital Building Stores, SCF No. 37, Sector-18C, Chandigarh/respondent No.2, which is the authorized dealer of the manufacturer, i.e., M/s. Klick Nixon Limited, Snowcem Division, 69, Regal Building, Cannaught Circus, New Delhi/ respondent No. 1. According to the petitioner, he u