Nagendra Prasad Singh, J.

This is an application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing an order, dated the 28th November. 1974, passed by Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad in exercise of powers under section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’), confiscating certain articles alleged to have been seized from the business premises of the petitioner. A copy of the said order is annexure 7' to the writ application.

2. The petitioner is a retail food-grains licensed dealer under the Bihar Food-grains Dealer's Licensing Order, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Order') and runs a grocery shop at Upper Bazar, Gobindpur (Dhanbad). On the 27th October, 1974, the respondent Circle Officer raided the business premises of the petitioner and seized food-grains, sugar and several other articles, in respect of which seizure lists (annexures 1' and 1/A') were prepared. On the 28th October, 1974, he submitted a report to the Officer-in-charge, Gobindpur Police station, stating, inter alia, that on the 27th October, 1974, he, along with some other officers, had raided the shop of the petitioner and had seized a total quan