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12. Having given our anxious thought to the submissions made by leaned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that the permission fee/misuser fee sought to be imposed by the impugned guide-lines cannot be described as "conversion fee" for two reasons. Firstly, the conversion fee as contemplated under clause 10 of the Master Plan is a one time settlement for the conversion of the user of the land. But the impugned fee is chargeable on year to year basis so long as the misuse continues. Secondly even after the payment of intended permission fee/misuser fee, there is no conversion of the land use from residential to commercial. Even after payment of permission fee/misuser fee the land use remain residential. So permission fee/misuser fee sought to be imposed by the impugned guide-lines cannot be categorised as "conversion fee" as envisaged under clause 10 of the Master Plan. There is not other clause in the Master Plan authorising the levy of such permission/misuser fee. So this contention of the respondents has to be repelled.