J.M. Malik, Presiding Member—Harish Kumar, runs a small shop under the name and style of ‘Aastha Telecom’. He transacts the business of selling new mobile connections of various companies. He used to purchase unactivated connections of OPs 1 & 2, namely, Reliance Communications Private Ltd., Chandigarh, Reliance Communications Ltd., Patiala, respectively, from Mr. Mirnal Garg, Proprietor of AB Traders, Barnala, OP3, which were further sold to customers and thereafter activated from a demo set that was given to him for this purpose. The OPs launched a Scheme by name, “OTAF Scheme/Phir Monsoon Hungama”, that was valid from July, 2010 to September, 2010 for the retailers under which they were to give free gifts to the retailers on procuring a fixed target. One of the gifts in the scheme was AC-LG/Samsung, Base Model on activation of minimum 449 connections during the Scheme period. In another Scheme, the retailer was entitled to get a free LCD 22” on activation of 350 connections in July, 2010 subject to 500 + slab.

2. The complainant was maintaining a register regarding the above said sale and activation of the connection to the customers after receiving the documents and after