petitioners were permitted to utilise the property in terms of Clause 6 of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967. Petitioners have also submitted Ext.P10 request before the Tahsildar, Kanayannnoor Taluk, Ernakulam, i.e. the 3rd respondent herein seeking to make necessary corrections in the Basic Tax Register, wherein the property is shown as 'nilam'. The petitioners have also submitted Ext.P7 building permit application before the Secretary of the Corporation of Kochi i.e. the 4th respondent, which is also pending consideration. According to the petitioners, Ext.P7 was considered by the Secretary of the Corporation and due to the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, petitioners will have to remit an amount of Rs.100/- per square feet exceeding 3000 square feet and on production of the receipt for the same, further action will be taken on the permit application. It seems, since the property is remaining in the Basic Tax Register as paddy field, clarification was sought for by the Secretary of the Corporation from the Revenue Divisional Officer, Fort Kochi in order to identify whether the consideration of the permit application has any adverse
