Bombay High CourtPILWP/51/2024disposed of

Jose Joaquim Fernandes And 3 ORS v. State Of Goa, Thr. The Chief Secretary And 7 ORS

2025-07-16Hon'Ble Shri Justice Valmiki Menezes , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar1 pages

PILWP 51 of 2024 Niti

IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WP NO.51 OF 2024 JOSE JOAQUIM FERNANDES AND 3 ORS ... PETITIONER

Versus

STATE OF GOA, THR. THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND 7 ORS ... RESPONDENT Mr. Charles Elton Da Gloria Furtado, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. Deep Shirodkar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos.1,3 to 7.

Ms Laxmi Sawant, Advocate for Respondent No. 8. CORAM:- BHARATI DANGRE & NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ.

DATED :- 16th July, 2025 P.C.:

The counsel representing the Village Panchayat as well as Mr Shirodkar representing the respondents - State, state that within two weeks the reply affidavit shall be filed. Upon the affidavits being filed, the petitioner is at liberty to file a rejoinder within a period of two weeks thereafter.

2. Renotify to 14.08.2025.

3. The ad interim order granted on 13.02.2025 shall continue till the next date.

NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, J.

BHARATI DANGRE, J.

Signed by: NITI KISHOR HALDANKAR Designation: Private Secretary Date: 17/07/2025 19:26:12 16th July, 2025