ORDER

Ram Surat Ram Maurya, Presiding Member.—Heard Mr. O.P. Gaggar, Advocate, for the appellants and Mr. Abhilash Mohanti, Advocate, along with Dharmendra Chauhan, son of respondent-1. Respondent-2 filed his written reply in the appeal on 31.05.2017 but he did not appear at the time of arguments.

2. This appeal has been filed from the order of State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra dated 14.09.2016, passed in CC/37/2008, allowing the complainant and holding the appellants as guilty of committing deficiency in service and directing the opposite parties, jointly and severally to refund the amount of Rs.2528515/- along with interest @6% per annum, from the date of its deposit, in the bank of the appellants till the date of its realization and awarding the compensation of Rs.2 lacs and cost of litigation of Rs.25000/-, payable within three months, to the complainant.

3. Smt. Buniyadevi Chauhan (respondent-1) filed CC/37/2008, for directing the appellants and respondent-2, jointly and severally to refund of Rs.2528515/- and to pay compensation of Rs.10/- lacs. It has been stated in the complaint that Late Shambhunath Amrit Chauhan (the husband of the complainant) was