Shree Mahalaxmi Saunsthan, Rep. by Its Attorney, Harshvardhan Bhatkuly v. Durvas Vinayak Durbhatkar and Anr.
Panchayat Raj Act – S.66(7) – Director of Panchayats – S.201-B
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Bombay at Goa; WP No.713 of 2024; Shree Mahalaxmi Saunsthan v. Durvas Vinayak Durbhatkar & Anr.; neutral citation 2025:BHC-GOA:1161; Valmiki Menezes, J.; decided 11 July 2025. Keywords: Panchayat Raj Act; Section 66(7); Section 201-B; Director of Panchayats (DOP); District Court revisional order; Village Panchayat Bandora; construction licence; Panchayat Resolution dated 31.03.2018; Panchayat Resolution dated 13.04.2018; principles of natural justice; remand; Town Planning Department technical approvals; Town Planning Minister letter dated 02.07.2018; Survey No.11/8; Article 227; writ jurisdiction; concurrent findings; perversity; petition rejected/dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The jurisdiction under Sub-Section 7 of Section 66 was correctly exercised by the DOP; this was not a case that required remand. ¶4