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14. It is true that the Government is the highest executive authority in the State and all other officers who are statutory functionaries, function under the provisions of the Karnataka Essential Commodities (Public Distribution System) Control Order, 1992 ('the Control Order' for short) are officers/authorities subordinate to the Government. But, nevertheless, when the Government has framed certain rules or issued certain statutory orders, which lays down a certain procedure to be followed in the matter of exercise of power by the various authorities functioning under such rules or statutory order, then even the Government, while functioning and exercising the functions and powers under the Control Order, is bound by the procedure envisaged under this order and the Government is not free to adopt any ad hoc procedure in a given case departing from such rules or statutory Orders. For this purpose, the definition of 'Government' under Clause 2(m) of the Control Order means, "the Government which acts within the bounds of the powers and authority as have been given under the Karnataka Essential Commodities (Public Distribution System) Control Order, 1992". If the Government acts either in contravention of the provisions of this order or while exercising the power and performing duties under this provision, it will have to be within the purview of this order, inasmuch as, otherwise such action of the Government becomes one without authority of law and without jurisdiction.