(1.) The present Revision Petitions (RPs) have been filed by the Petitioner against Respondents as detailed above, under Sec. 21 (b) of Consumer Protection Act 1986, against the order dtd. 25/11/2016 of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chhattisgarh (hereinafter referred to as the 'State Commission'), in Appeal No. 414 to 426 of 2016, whereby the said Appeals have been dismissed by the State Commission on ground of limitation. The said appeals were filed after a delay of 296 days.
(2.) As common issues are involved in all the 13 cases, they are taken up together. However, RP No. 340 of 2017 is taken as lead case for presenting facts.
(3.) Petitioner has challenged the said Order dtd. 25/11/2016 of the State Commission mainly on following grounds: