Bombay High CourtWP/278/2011disposed of

Shaikh Salim v. State Of Goa Through Its Secretary Of Finance And ANR.,

2018-10-26Hon'Ble Shri Justice N. M. Jamdar,Hon'Ble Shri Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan2 pages

Amrut 1 WP278-11dt 26-10-2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO.278 OF 2011 Shri Shaikh Salim ...

Petitioner

Versus

State of Goa & Anr.

.... Respondents Mr. V. Braganza, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. V. Sardessai, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondents.

Coram : N.M. Jamdar & Prithviraj K. Chavan, JJ.

Date : 26 October 2018.

P.C. :

This petition has challenged the constitutional validity of the Goa Rural Improvement and Welfare Cess Act, 2000 and Rules made thereunder and for consequential direction. 2.

The Petitioner is holding a mining lease at Caurem, Quepem Taluka Goa. Several petitions were clubbed together seeking the identical relief and the Writ Petition No.670 of 2010 was treated as lead petition wherein all advocates were given opportunities to

Amrut 2 WP278-11dt 26-10-2018 address the Court. By a detailed judgment and order dated 26 September 2018 the Writ Petition No.670 of 2010, was disposed of upholding the constitutional validity. Since the issue raised in this petition stands answered by the judgment rendered in Writ Petition No.670 of 2010, this writ petition is disposed of. Interim order, if any, to continue for a period of two months from today. Prithviraj K. Chavan, J. N.M. Jamdar, J.