B. SUBHASHAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THESE four Writ Appeals are directed against the judgments in four writ petitions filed impugning the action of the State government in still requiring the obtaining of the licence for dealing in business of purchase and sale of edible oil seeds and edible oils.

( 2 ) THE Writ Appeals 1546 to 1549 of 1998 are directed against the Writ Petition nos. 3816/98, 7753/98, 17987/98 and 17979/98 respectively.

( 3 ) THE matters are traceable to Essential commodities Act, 1955 and the Orders issued thereunder. Essential Commodities act is meant for control of production and supply and distribution of certain notified essential commodities. Edible oil seeds and edible oils were among such notified essential commodities in the Order issued by the State Government in exercise of the power under Section 3. One such order passed is pulses, Edible Oilseeds and edible Oils (Storage Control) Order, 1977 . dealer is defined in clause 2 (f) as a person engaged in the business of purchase, sale or storage for sale of any pulses, edible oilseeds or edible oils, whether or not in conjunction with any other business and includes his representative or agent . producer is

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