ORDER

D.K. Jain, President. - Delay in filing of First Appeals No. 154 of 2011, 225 of 2011 and 259 of 2011 is condoned.

2. This batch of four First Appeals, under section 19 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short "the Act"), preferred by two minor Complainants, through their Guardian, and different Opposite Parties in the Complaint under the Act, is directed against the order dated 30.12.2010, passed by the Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Ahmedabad (for short "the State Commission") in Complaint Case No. 5 of 2007. By the impugned order, the State Commission has partly allowed the Complaint, and directed Opposite Parties No. 1 and 2, viz. Ahmedabad Cooperative Departmental Stores Ltd. and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. respectively, to jointly and severally pay to the Complainants a sum of 25,00,000/- as compensation, along with interest @ 9% from the date of filing of the Complaint till realization. Further, while granting liberty to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. to enforce the indemnity, if any, as per the insurance policy issued by Opposite Party No. 3, i.e. United India Insurance Co. Ltd., the said Insurance Company was held liable to pay to the Compl