Disposed
Sriram Ramesh Chodankar., v. State of Goa, Thr. Chief Secretary and Anr.
Bombay HCWP/934/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This writ petition challenged the rejection of an application for fishing stakes due to the repeal of the Indian Fisheries Act, 1897. The Court rejected the claim that the government could exercise executive power to grant stakes absent statutory provision, instead allowing the petition to be disposed of with liberty to apply afresh once the new Goa Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 2019, comes into
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to apply afresh for fishing stakes once the Goa Marine Fishing Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2019, and Rules come into force.