Civil Appeal No. 3581-3590 of 2020"

These appeals1 under Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as “the CP Act”) are directed against the common judgement and order dated 12.09.2018 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) in Consumer Case Nos. 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019 and 3020 of 2017. The relevant facts leading to the filing of the aforesaid Consumer Cases are almost identical and for the present purposes the facts leading to the filing of Consumer Case No. 3011 of 2017 are set out in detail and the appeal arising therefrom is taken as the lead appeal. The connected appeal2 seeks to challenge the judgment and order dated 09.08.2018 passed by the Commission in Consumer Case No. 1605 of 2017 and raises same issues of fact and law. Delay in filing these appeals is condoned.

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