Sabina Fernandes v. Village Panchayat of Chicalim Thr Its Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt Petition No. 17 of 2026 in Writ Petition No. 571 of 2024, High Court of Bombay at Goa, disposed on 1st April, 2026 by Valmiki Menezes and Amit S. Jamsandekar, JJ. Petitioner Sabina Fernandes v. Village Panchayat of Chicalim thr its Secretary. Following the Court's Order dated 05/08/2025, the Panchayat decided on 30/03/2026 to initiate action and issued demolition orders for the structure forming the subject matter of Writ Petition No. 571 of 2024; as action had been taken, no case for initiating contempt proceedings survived and the petition was disposed of.
What did the court decide?
As action has now been taken by the Panchayat (which, pursuant to the Order dated 05/08/2025, resolved on 30/03/2026 to initiate action and issued demolition orders in respect of the structure forming the subject matter of Writ Petition No. 571 of 2024), no case for initiating contempt proceedings survives.