G. RADHAKRISHNA RAO, J.

( 1 ) PROCEEDINGS under Section 6-A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 have been initiated against the petitioners for contravention of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rice Precurement Levy Order, 1984, by the authorities of the Civil Supplies Department. The Collector, Adilabad district, who is the 2nd respondent herein, passed an order of confiscation of 50% in W. P. 17538/90 and 25% in W. P. 17537/90 of the stocks seized, on 13-8-1990. Aggrieved against the said order, the petitioners have preferred appeals under Section 6-C of the Essential Commodities Act. As Appeals have to be preferred within 30 days the appeals in these have been filed with a delay of 5 days the appellate authority dismissed the appeals on 16-10-1990 holding that Section 5 of the Limitation Act will not apply to the said authority. The appellate authority followed an order passed by this Court in W. P. No. 3951 of 1990 at the stage of admission on 13-3-1990. The Appellate authority also followed the decision of the Supreme Court reported in Town Municipal Council, Athani Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour court, Hubli and Nityanand M. Joshi vs. The Life Insurance Corporation of in

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