JUDGMENT :

SHAJI P. CHALY, J.

This appeal is filed by the Tahsiladar and the Village Officer of Thodupuzha Taluk and Village respectively of Idukki District seeking to set aside the judgment rendered by the learned single Judge quashing Ext.P7 order passed by the Tahsildar dated 01.10.2019 declining the request made by the writ petitioner to make necessary additional entries in the revenue records consequent, to the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer permitting the writ petitioner for utilisation of the property in question for other purposes other than paddy cultivation, under clause 6(2) of the land Utilisation Order, 1967.

2. Material facts for the disposal of the writ appeal are as follows:

Writ petitioner is the owner in possession of 19.23 Ares of paddy land situated in survey No. 151/1A-2 of Thodupuzha Village, Thodupuzha Taluk. According to the writ petitioner, though the property was not a paddy field, it was remaining in the village records as 'nilam'. Therefore by virtue of the enabling provision contained under clause 6(2) of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967, writ petitioner sought for permission for conversion of paddy filed for other purposes. Since the