( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution for an order on the opposite party to revoke or cancel the order, dated 7/12/1950, issued under his signature, notifying and directing that husking mill owners were authorised to husk half of their previous permitted quantities upto 14/12/1950 and no husking mill should be run after that date without obtaining further orders, and also for issue of permits for running such husking machines without imposing restrictions on the quantities to foe husked, and for issue of licenses to run the husking machines for husking paddy of the local consumers.

( 2 ) THE petnr. is the license-holder of three husking mills situate at Duttapukur, Beliaghatta and Changdana in the Barasat Sub-Division within the District of 24 Perganas, holding License Nos. 35 A. L. P. , 34 A. L. P. and 31 A. L. P. respectively. Barasat Sub-Division is a deficit and non-procurement area. The petnr. had been carrying on the business of husking paddy at the said mills for about the last 20 years and he was first given licence about the year 1945. Previous to that the petnr. used to obtain permits for husking paddy to the extent of about one thousan