The petitioner espousing the public cause of rise in prices of all essential commodities has preferred the above public interest litigation seeking the following reliefs:

(i) direct the respondents to either ban temporarily open trading of all essential commodities or unlike and release enforceable weekly list of ceiling rates of wholesale and retail rates of all essential commodities and vegetables so ask to motivate people to buy either in whole sale or equip the people to question any abnormal rates which retailers may charges;

(ii) suspend the operation of 1st proviso to Clause 3 of the Karnataka Essential Commodities Order, 1986 and in lieu thereof direct the respondent to fix stock and turnover limits on wholesale and retail dealers by treating as one unit the wholesalers or retailers who have more than one unit;

(iii) direct the respondents to strictly enforce provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supply of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 and widely public names of violators of essential commodities law; and

(iv) direct setting up of a machinery of public participation watch committees for close surveill