1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the order dated 04.07.2014 passed by the Collector, Guna, whereby in exercise of powers under Section 3 /7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 , a penalty of Rs.50,000/- was imposed on the petitioner for violating the conditions of the Explosives License and the Madhya Pradesh Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel Oil (License and Control), 1980. The petitioner has also challenged the order dated 11.08.2014 passed by the Third Additional Sessions Judge, Guna, District Guna, whereby the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the aforesaid the order dated 04.07.2014 was held to be not maintainable by relying upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Ramavatar Agarwal Vs. State of M.P. reported in Madhya Pradesh Weekly Notes [1999 (ii)] 44.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the learned Sessions Signature Not Verified Judge has erred in law in rejecting the appeal preferred by the petitioner on the ground of maintainability. He submits that, by virtue of notification dated 12.12.1998, the District and Sessions Judge has been notif