Sandeep Prabhakar Mandrekar v. the State of Goa, Thr. Its Chief Secretary and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition WP 478 of 2025, High Court of Bombay at Goa, decided 05.12.2025 by Valmiki Menezes, J. Land conversion under Sections 32 and 33 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968; Collector's refusal of site inspection upheld; pending conversion application dated 08.04.2024 for 405 sq m (Survey No.48/1-C-14, Bicholim — Case No.DCB/BICH/CNV/CDB/co4-24-51) to be decided with Petitioner's objection dated 06.02.2024 by 15.02.2026; technical approvals by Town and Country Planning to be challenged before appropriate forum, not the Collector. Keywords: Goa land conversion; site inspection; Collector; TCP technical approval; zoning.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed with no costs; the Collector is directed to decide the application dated 08.04.2024 for conversion of the balance 405 square metres, together with the Petitioner's complaint/objection dated 06.02.2024, after hearing the Petitioner and Respondent No.4 and considering documents placed before him, preferably by 15.02.2026.