SURINDER SINGH, J.

1. Rikhi Ram and others have appealed under Clause X of the Letters Patent of this Court against the judgment of a learned single Judge, dated 13.02.1974, passed in Rikhi Ram V/s. State of Haryana, Civil Writ Petition No. 2570 of 1973. The facts in regard to the said writ petition may be briefly noticed.

2. Appellants 1 to 10 are Chakki-owners, who are carrying on the business of grinding wheat at Kalka (State of Haryana). Appellants 11 and 12 are said to be traders dealing in grinding of wheat. The appellants claim to be holders of a licence in form B under the Haryana Wheat Dealers Licensing and Price Control Order, 1973 (for short, the Price Control Order), copy of which is Annexure A to the writ petition. Though not very material but it may be stated here that in the return filed on behalf of respondent No. 1 the stand taken is that appellants Nos. 11 and 12 have not obtained a licence under the above Order. A detailed reference was made in the writ petition to some Orders issued in exercise of the powers conferred u/s. 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), other than the Price Control Order referred to above.