By this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the notice dated 16-10-67 to show cause against the revoca­tion of the Silchar Electric Licence, 1928 and the order of revocation dated 26th March 1968 which was communicated by a telegram dated 26-3-1968. The show-cause notice is annexure II to the petition and the telegram conveying the Government's Order is annexure IV to the petition.

2. The revocation order dated 26-3-1968 which was published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 27th March, 1968, is as follows:-

Government of Assam

Orders by the Governor Power (Electricity), Mines and Minerals

Department Notifications

The 26th March 1968

No. PEL. 68/61/423. - Whereas tike Governor of Assam is of opinion that it is required in the public interest to revoke the license of the Silchar Supply Ltd.;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, the Governor of Assam after fulfilling the re­quirements as laid down in sub-section (3) of the said section is pleased to revoke the Silchar Electric License, 1928 due to the following grounds:-

(1) failed