ORDER :

MR. JUSTICE N.A. BRITTO, PRESIDING MEMBER

1. This is an appeal filed under Section 27A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, and, it is directed against order dated 1.8.2014 of the learned District Forum, Margao, in execution application No. 13/2010, by which the Appellants/OPs/JDs have been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment of 9 months and to pay fine of Rs. 5,000 each and in default to undergo simple imprisonment of 15 days.

2. We have heard Mr. Usgaonkar, the learned Advocate of the Appellants/JDs and Mr. Almeida, the learned Advocate of the Respondents/Complainants.

3. Three submission have been by Mr. Usgaonkar, the learned Advocate of the Appellants/JDs, but, before we consider the said submissions it would be necessary to mention in brief, a few facts, giving rise to impugned order dated 1.8.2014.

4. The Appellants/OPs/JDs were the owners of a plot of land identified as plot “A” having an area of 361.80 sq. mts. wherein they decided to construct a commercial-cum-residential building with ground plus two upper floors, with shops with mezzanine, etc., and engaged Respondent No. 1/Complainant No. 1 as their contractor. A perusal of the complaint which went uncontested