petitioner after realizing the conversion fee and penalty and, accordingly, the Sub-divisional Officer vide order dated 3rd March 2013 directed his Office for issuance of show cause notice in form-5(a) under Section 6(1) of the Conversion Act. Subsequently, a show cause notice was issued on 13th March 2013 in Form-5(a) under Section 6(1) of the Conversion Act with the allegation that the petitioner has converted his agricultural land for non-agricultural purpose in unauthorized manner after commencement of the Conversion Act without obtaining required permission as provided under the conversion Act used the land for non-agriculture purpose was directed to file the show cause why Rs.45,815/- be not levied as conversion fee on the entire area of land i.e. 3.27.21 acres and further Rs.22,908/- be not imposed as penalty being 50 per cent of the conversion fee. But the fact remains that the petitioner did not file the show cause and the Sub-divisional Officer by his order dated 16th May 2013 directed to issue a revised notice, thereby directed to file show cause for not paying Rs.1,11,251/- as conversion fee, including 50 per cent penalty i.e. Rs.55,625/- be not imposed. As per the petitioner, he filed a show cause dated 18th July 2013(Annxure-6) but no hearing was given, no further date was fixed and vide order dated 28th August 2013 confirmed the amount of conversion fee, including the penalty, as has been mentioned in the order.
