R.S.Sarkaria, J.

1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution for quashing the orders, dated October 28, 1967 (Annexure B) of the Deputy Commissioner, Jullundur (Respondent 1), whereby he fixed the prices of sweetmeats sold in Jullundur District, and that dated November 2, 1967 (Annexure C) whereby he cancelled the quotas of the petitioners of controlled commodities.

2. The facts alleged in the petition are as follows:

The petitioners are carrying on the business of Halwais in Jullundur City, and manufacture sweetmeats. The District Food and Supplies Controller, Jullundur, had allotted only a very limited quantity of sugar and Maida for the preparation of sweetmeats to the petitioners. The supply of sugar drawn by them on the basis of ration cards in the month of October, 1967, was about 10 or 15 per cent of the actual requirement of each of the petitioners, who, besides purchasing the allotted sugar on their ration cards at the rate of Rs. 1.60 per kilogram, had to purchase desi khand in large quantity from the open market at rates ranging between Rs. 6.75 per kilogram to Rs. 7.25 per kilogram.

3. On the 28.10.1967, the Deputy Commissioner, in pursuance of t