Petitioners/Opposite Parties being aggrieved by order dated 11.1.2008 passed by State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chennai (for short, ‘State Commission’) have preferred this revision petition.

2. Brief facts are, that a common consumer complaint was filed by Five Individuals and Two Companies—Complainants/ Respondents against the Petitioners. Complainants’ case is that they purchased constructed residential flats from the petitioners, which could not be used for commercial purpose. Each of them purchased an undivided 1/24th share in the entire 50 cents of the land and occupied their respective flats in July 1996. They found out shortfall in the area of land recorded in their agreement and the sale deed. It is alleged, that Petitioners arbitrarily executed the sale deeds without notice to the complainants, resulting in shortfall in the land. The complainants found, that Petitioners have obtained revised approval plan from Coimbatore Municipal Corporation, after a lapse of 14 months from the original plan that was obtained on 20//12/1993. As per the approved plan, basement floor was meant and earmarked exclusively for car-parking, office room, recreation hall and othe