The writ petition concerns an order passed by the District Collector, viz. Ext.P6. whereby the petitioner was directed to remove the entire earth or any other material used for converting the wet land and to restore the land to its original position and to make it fit for paddy cultivation. Important questions have been raised regarding the interpretation of Kerala Conversation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act and Rules, 2008.

2. The brief facts for the disposal of the writ petition are the following: The petitioner is a private limited company represented by its Managing Director through his power of attorney holder. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner company purchased as per Ext.P1 sale deed No.2938/2007 of SRO, Thrissur, an extent of 22 acres and 77.700 cents of land in Sy Nos.309/p, 311/1 and 312/1 in Koorkancherry Village and certain properties in Aranattukara Village. The predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner had obtained permission under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967 for conversion of the land into paramba as per Exts.P2, P3 as well as Exts.P9 and P10 orders. It is pointed out that even in the sale deed it is recited that the property cov