Cajetan Peter Britto and 4 Ors. v. State of Goa Thr the Chief Secretary and 2 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Goa writ petition disposed by Division Bench (Valmiki Menezes & Amit S. Jamsandekar, JJ.) on 24-03-2026; dispute over notice for five structures on land claimed under old Cadastral No. 319 / new Survey No. 249/1 alleged to be wrongly shown as Government land; direction to Inspector of Survey & Land Records (ISLR), Bardez at Mapusa to complete resurvey and decide survey correspondence within four months; five resurvey applications dated 16.01.2026 pending; interim order dated 24.02.2026 continued until disposal of resurvey applications; petitioners represented by Pankaj Pai Vernekar, respondents by Additional Government Advocate Maria Correia.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions to the ISLR, Mapusa to complete the resurvey of the lands in question and determine whether Survey No. 249/1 corresponds to old Cadastral No. 319 and falls outside the Government-claimed area, within four months; interim order dated 24.02.2026 to continue until disposal of the resurvey applications.