( 1 ) THE Petitioners challenge the order of Secretary (Appeals) Government of Gujarat dated 29/08/1983 whereby he cancelled the order of the Taluka Development Officer dated 19/ 20/04/1982 granting permission to the owners/occupants of certain lands situate in Kalol Taluka of Mehsana District for making non-agricultural use of the said lands. The facts leading to this group of petitions briefly stated are as under.

( 2 ) THE lands which are the subject matter of these petitions were admittedly agricultural in character. The owners/occupants of the said lands preferred applications dated 13/ 14/04/1982 under sec. 65 of the Bombay Land Revenue Code (the Code for short) for permission to make non-agricultural use of their lands to the Taluka Panchayat. The Taluka Development Officer Kalol granted the permission by his order dated 19/ 20/04/1982. On the Secretary (Appeals) Government of Gujarat coming to know about the same he issued show cause notices dated 31/03/1983 purporting to act under sec. 211 of the Code calling upon the owners/occupants to show cause why the order of the Taluka Development Officer Kalol granting permission to make non-agricultural use of the