ORDER

S. Jagroop Singh Mahal, Member - These are 3 appeals filed under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter to be referred as the Act) against the order dated 17.2.2010, passed by Learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-II, U.T., Chandigarh (hereinafter to be referred as District Forum), vide which the OP/appellants were directed to jointly and severely pay the amount of Rs. 5,10,500 along with interest @ 9% per annum as calculated from the respective dates of payment made by the complainants to them till the date the amount is paid in full and also to pay Rs. 5,000 towards costs of litigation. In the first instance, Mukhtiar Singh, Inspector/Liquidator OP No. 5 (now appellant in appeal No. 125 of 2010) was to make the payment within a period of 3 months from the date of order but if no payment is made or full payment is not made by the due date due to any technical, legal or other reason, then the remaining or the entire amount, as the case may be, was to be paid jointly and severely by Balkar Singh OP No. 2 (now appellant in Appeal No. 128 of 2010) and Raj Kumar Goyal OP No. 3 (now appellant in appeal No. 132 of 2010) within a period of one month