ORDER

These twenty Revision Petitions No.1690 to 1709 of 2019 have been filed under Section 21(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) by the Petitioners/ Complainants challenging the Impugned orders dated 16.03.2019, passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra, Nagpur Circuit bench (hereinafter referred to as the ‘State Commission’), pertaining to twenty First Appeal Nos. A/18/120 to A/18/138 & A/18/177. The State Commission, in response to these twenty Appeals filed by the Petitioners/Complainants, partly upheld the impugned orders. However, it modified clause No.2 of the operative part, specifically altering the interest rate from 4% p.a. to 12% p.a. on the refunded amount, while affirming the remaining portions of the order issued on 30.12.2017 by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Wardha (referred to as the “District Forum”), in the twenty Consumer Complaints lodged by the Original Complainants.

2. There was a delay of 25 days in the filing of these twenty Revision Petitions. For the reasons stated in the applications and in the interest of justice, the delay is condoned.

3. Since the facts and que