NAGENDRA RAI, J.

1. The State of Bihar and its officers, namely, the Agriculture Production Commissioner and Director of Agriculture are the appellants and they have filed the present appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the Patna High Court against the order dated 22-6-1999 (reported in AIR 2000 Patna 19), passed by a learned single Judge, by which, he has set aside the orders passed by the Registering Authority and the appellate-authority under the provisions of the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985 , (hereinafter referred to as the Control Order), cancelling the certificate of registration granted to the respondents to carry on the business of selling fertiliser under E.C.A. quota as wholesale dealer in the State of Bihar.

2. Respondent No.1 is a Company registered under the Companies Act and respondents No.2 and 3 are the Director and employee of the said Company. They filed the writ application for quashing the order dated 29-3-1999 by appellant No.2 the Agriculture Production Commissioner dismissing the appeal against the orders dated 18-1-1999 and 24-2-1999, passed by appellant No.3 Director of Agriculture, appointed as Registering Authority as well as Cont