ORAL JUDGMENT

Dt:20.07.2022 (per Prashant Kumar Mishra, CJ)

The writ petitioners preferred this appeal against the order, dated

11.03.2022 passed by learned single Judge dismissing W.P.No.25580 of

2021.

2. The above writ petition was filed seeking the following relief:

“.. to issue order, writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in appointing a committee without issuing any notice to take samples of the crop and in the absence of the petitioners and without issuing any notice or without following due process of law, as illegal, arbitrary, ultra-virus the provisions of the Seeds Act, 1966, is unconstitutional and consequentially, direct the 3rd respondent to issue notice to the petitioner intimating the date of time of taking samples of the crop for the purpose of scientific investigation before passing any orders and grant such other relief as this Court deems fit in the circumstances of the case.”.

3. The only contention raised before the learned single Judge is that under Section 15 of the Seeds Act, 1966 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), the concerned authority is enjoined to issue notice to the petition