J U D G M E N T

(Delivered on 11/01/2023)

Per Smt.S.T.Barne, Hon’ble Presiding Judicial Member.

1. The appellant Laxmi Devidas Mude, has filed appeal against order of District Consumer Commission below exh-1 passed on 13.5.2019 thereby rejecting the complaint in limine at the stage of admission. It is the case of complainant that deceased Devidas Mude was her husband and consumer of opponent no.1 gas agency. He was also employee of opponent no.1 for last 28 years. On 21.4.2017, the gas cylinder of deceased got empty. Hence, he was trying to plug the another cylinder which was available with him. Said gas cylinder was purchased for domestic use on 28.3.2017 when the deceased trying to check said cylinder, there was leakage and it suddenly caught with fire. In the said incident the complainants no.1&2 and their relatives sustained burns. Thereupon, deceased took the cylinder out of room to avoid blast of cylinder, but due to blast of cylinder deceased sustained 71 % burns and during treatment he died on 27th April, 2018. The incident occurred due to defective supply of gas cylinder by opponent no.1. However, on seeing critical condition of deceased, the opponent no.1 in collusion with p