NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
DAYA KRISHAN PANDEY – Respondent
ORDER
By this order we propose to dispose above-noted revision petitions involving similar question of law and fact. For the sake of convenience we treat the file of revision petition No.1049/2013 as the lead file.
2. Briefly stated, facts relevant for the disposal of the revision petitions are that the petitioner/opposite party No.1 of respective petitions during the year 2006 to February, 2007 advertised its promotion-cum-sale scheme for their product “Surf Excel” washing power. Under the scheme in each Surf Excel pack there was a box containing a stained cloth (Swatch) having certain hidden score between 1/10 to 10/10. The customers were assured that on washing swatch the hidden score would appear. The customers who would find the score 10/10 on the swatch would be eligible for scholarship of Rs.5 lakhs for the education of his/her child. The scheme details printed on the wrapper of surf excel under the scheme are as under: -
“(A) A stained cloth piece (Swatch) is put in small boxes in surf excel packs pre-printed with scores ranging from 1/1- to 10/10 and the same will be revealed on putting the stained cloth in washing foam made of surf excel.
(B) The first prize anno
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