JAI PRAKASH RAI Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India making the following prayers :

(2.) As per the averments made in the writ petition, the petitioner at the relevant time was running the business of rice mill under the name and style of 'M/s. Jai Prakash Mini Rice Mills' situated at Jogamusahib, District Ghazipur.

(3.) The petitioner entered into an agreement with the State Government under which the State Government was to supply paddy to the petitioner, and the petitioner was required to convert the paddy into rice in the mill run by the petitioner. After converting the paddy into rice, the petitioner was required to return the same to the regional food controller. For every 100 quintals of paddy, the petitioner was required to return to Regional Food Controller, 64 quintals of rice or any other quantity as fixed by the Government from time to time.