At the relevant time, with a view to stabilising the price of wheat and for ensuring adequate supply thereof, Government used to procure and store wheat through appointed agents.
The appellant Radhakrishna Dash Civil Appeal No.
Storage agents had been appointed at Berhampur in the district of Ganjam who were storing wheat number only on behalf of the Collector of Ganjamn but also of other CollectOrs.
On June 15, 1968 the State Government of Orissa required the Collectors by telegram to verify the opening stock of wheat Atta available with the storage agents and retailers and figures for red and white varieties of wheat to be separately reported.
Up to June 17, 1968, there was a uniform price for different qualities of wheat but on and from that date, the Central Government decided that white wheat and red wheat shall be differently priced.
Under the Orissa Food Grains Dealers Licensing Order, 1964, there was restriction in respect of carrying on business as a dealer in specified food grains including wheat except under, and in accordance with, the terms and companyditions of a licence issued by the appropriate authority.
1097 of 1977 was then working as Assistant Civil Supplies Officer while each of the other two appellants companynected with the remaining two appeals were Supervisors of Supplies.
Ranganath Misra, J. These appeals are by special leave and are directed against a companymon judgment of the Orissa High Court in three writ petitions, one by each of the present appellants challenging discharge from State Government service of each of the appellants for misconduct.
