JUDGMENT/ORDER :

1. By this First Appeal, under Section 19 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short "the Act"), Air France, Opposite Party No.1 in the Complaint under the Act, calls in question the legality and correctness of the order dated 29.05.2008, passed by the U.P. State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Lucknow (for short "the State Commission") in Complaint Case No. 74/SC/2003. By the impugned order, while allowing the Complaint, preferred by Respondents No.1 to 3 herein, the State Commission has directed the Appellant herein to pay to each of the three Complainants a sum of Rs. 6,30,000/-, totalling Rs. 18,90,000/-, with simple interest @ 10% p.a. within a period of one month from the date of the order, with a default stipulation of enhanced interest @ 15% p.a., on the said amount, if the same was not paid within the stipulated period.

2. On 05.11.2002, the Complainants, who were holding senior management positions in the Sahara Group of Companies, including Sahara Airlines, had booked their 'H' Class confirmed air tickets with the Appellant, through its Agent, Opposite Party No.2, based at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh for journey to Paris to attend a business meeti