(1.) These appeals under Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") challenge the judgment and final order dated 03.04.2018 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (for short "the National Commission) in Consumer Complaint No.62 of 2013 and also against the order dated 01.05.2018 passed by the National Commission dismissing Review Application No.129 of 2018 preferred by the appellants herein.
(2.) The facts leading to the filing of the aforesaid Consumer Complaint were set out by the National Commission in para nos.2, 3, 4 and 5 of its order dated 03.04.2018 as under:
(3.) When the matter came up for final disposal after the evidence was led by the parties, the questions that were posed for consideration by the National Commission were: whether or not the complainants were "consumers" for the purposes of the Act, and, whether the complaint was maintainable? These questions were answered against the appellants and correctness of the decision of the National Commission in that behalf is in issue before us.