Paul Simon Fernandes v. State of Goa, Thr. Chief Secretary and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Paul Simon Fernandes v. State of Goa, thr. Chief Secretary and 4 Ors, Writ Petition No.145 of 2025 (Bombay High Court at Goa, 19th January, 2026): withdrawal of writ petition with liberty to approach the Mamlatdar under the Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975; petitioner already pursuing declaration proceedings under Section 8A of the Act; mundkar protection; no merits adjudicated, no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Mamlatdar for such reliefs as permissible under the Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars (Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975. ¶21