Avinash Agnelo Tavares v. the State of Goa through the Chief Secretary and 09 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
PILWP No.2 of 2026; Avinash Agnelo Tavares v. State of Goa through Chief Secretary; High Court of Bombay at Goa; coram Valmiki Menezes & Amit S. Jamsandekar, JJ.; decided 20th April, 2026; Section 33 Land Revenue Code, 1968; Survey No. 4/8-D Village Veroda; Cuncolim Municipal Council; Deputy Collector Salcete; construction on subject land; municipal notices and hearings; writ petition disposed of; timelines of six months (Deputy Collector) and three months (Municipal Council); advocates Kaif Noorani, Devidas Pangam (Advocate General), Eshan Jaquis, Rosette Pereira.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of in view of the statement made; time-bound directions issued - the Deputy Collector to dispose of the Section 33 proceedings within six months, and the Cuncolim Municipal Council to dispose of the complaint before it within three months.