Dr. B.C. Gupta, Presiding Member—This first appeal has been filed under section 19, read with section 21(a)(ii) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 against the impugned order dated 19.11.2013, passed by the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the State Commission’) in consumer complaint No. 480/2000, filed by the present respondent and others, vide which, the said complaint was allowed.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the respondent/complainant Mrs. Hermonie Mary Salazar and others, filed the consumer complaint no. 480/2000 before the State Commission, saying that she alongwith her siblings were absolute owners of agricultural land measuring 4972.9 sq. mtr. alongwith structures standing thereon, at village Kondivata, Taluka Andheri East at Bombay suburban. The exact details, including the survey numbers of the said land have been detailed in the consumer complaint. The Opposite Party (OP) builder/appellant Anthony H. Silva, approached them with a proposal to take over the said land on “as is where is” basis and develop the same, by settling with the persons in occupation of the structure on the said land at hi