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3. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of submitting opinion and recommendations from concerned departments, the respondent/Deputy Commissioner has failed to issue permission for conversion of above said land from agriculture to non agriculture purpose under section 95(2) of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act within prescribed four months from the date of application. Hence, the top noted Writ petition is filed seeking direction against the petitioner to the respondent/Deputy Commissioner to collect conversion fees along with prescribed penalty under Karnataka Land Revenue Code and Rules. The petitioner counsel while marshalling her argument has relied on judgment reported in W.P.Nos.5325-26/2014 and W.P.Nos.204517-519/2018 C/w other batch of Writ petitions.

6. The petitioner by furnishing all the requisite documents has demonstrated that he is the owner of property and has furnished 'No objections' from all competent authorities. In that view of the matter the respondent/Deputy Commissioner is hereby directed to to pass appropriate orders in favour of petitioner by collecting the prescribed fee and penalty and issue conversion certificate and the same has to be done in expeditious manner not later than three months from the date of receipt of copy from this Court.