V.K. Jain, Presiding Member—The complainants/respondents are farmers growing crops such as sugarcane and banana etc. in their respective fields. The case of the complainants is that respondent-M/s Surana Irrigators, who is agent of the petitioner company, persuaded them to purchase Tissue Culture Banana Plantlets of the petitioner company, representing that they would be earning Rs.240/- per banana plant within a year. According to the complainants, they planted the aforesaid tissue culture banana plantlets in their respective fields as per the guidance and instructions of respondent-M/s Surana Irrigators, incurring substantial expenditure on purchase of fertilizers and pesticides etc., but some plantlets did not grow, whereas some other got damaged. The matter was reported by them to the representative of the respondent-M/s Surana Irrigators but no relief was provided to the complainants, either by the petitioner company or by respondent-M/s Surana Irrigators. The complainants thereupon made complaint to the Agriculture Officer, Panchayant Samiti, Paranda followed by complaint to the District Agriculture Development Officer. The District Seeds Grievance Redressal Committee vi