RAVI R. TRIPATHI, J.

One Mr. Mahendra kumar Pitambarbhai Doshi is before this Court praying that :

"9A. Your Lordships be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the impugned order at Annexure 'A' dated 26-7-2004 passed by the present respondent No. 1 confirming the order dated 24-1-1994 passed by the Collector, Surendranagar cancelling the N.A. permission by initiating suo motu proceeding."

2. The case of the petitioner is that the land bearing Survey No. 265 of new tenure of Village Thangadh, Taluka Chotila was given to one Jagmal Vasta by way of 'Santhani'. It is, thereafter, that on 16-4-1980 the said land was converted into old tenure land by an order being Order No. JMN/ 1293/80 by the Deputy Collector on an application given by Shri Kishorebhai Girdharbhai Sheth (predecessor-in-title of the present petitioner, as the case of the petitioner was that he had purchased this land from Shri Kishorebhai Girdharbhai Sheth). Thereafter, on 17-10-1980 the said Kishorebhai paid premium as per order bearing No. JMN/400l/80. The case of the petitioner is that since then, the land in question is non-agricultu