Rajaram Bandekar (Sirigao) Mines Private Limited v. Sirigao Nagarik Sanghatana and 9 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Bombay at Goa, double-member bench (Valmiki Menezes; Amit S. Jamsandekar), decision dated 18th March 2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-GOA:523-DB. Applicant: Rajaram Bandekar (Sirigao) Mines Private Limited, represented by advocate Ryan Da Piedade Menezes. Respondents: Sirigao Nagrik Sanghatana and 9 others, with Additional Government Advocate Deep D. Shirodkar appearing for the Respondent State. Application pending in Public Interest Litigation W.P. No.1 of 2008. Outcome: application dismissed as withdrawn on instructions, as it would not survive following the Supreme Court's interim relief order dated 27.10.2025 in Special Leave Petition No.58638 of 2025. No statutes cited, no named precedents engaged, no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
The Court held that the application would not survive in view of the interim relief granted by the Supreme Court vide Order dated 27.10.2025 in Special Leave Petition No. 58638 of 2025.