Wanchoo, C.J.—This is an application under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India by Surajmal owner of firm Badichand Bachhraj of Pratap-garh praying for a writ of mandamus or such other appropriate direction against the Rajasthan State as the case may require.

2. The application in this case was made on the 6th of September, 1951. The applicant is the licensee of the Power House at Pratapgarh. He increased the rates of supply of electricity for domestic and industrial consumers from the 1st of May, 1951. The Government of Rajasthan however, did not approve of this increase in rates and tried to persuade the applicant to continue charging the old rates till such time as the Government appointed rating committee. The applicant, however, refused to agree to this on the ground that this Would ruin his financial condition. Thereupon, on the 29th of August, 1951, the State of Rajasthan served an order which is said to have been passed under sec. 33 of the Rajasthan Public Security Ordinance. 1949 (Ordinance No. XXVI of 1949). By this order the applicant was directed to carry on the working of the Power House at Pratapgarh until further order and to abstain from closing the same and from r

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