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Ganesh Vithal Shetgaonkar Alias Gaonkar v. the Honble Chief Secretary and 9 Ors.

Bombay HC1 Apr 2026WP/215/2026

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What is this about?

Non-disposal of proceedings; illegal construction; converted land; Survey Nos. 163/1 and 163/2; Village Morjim; Land Revenue Code; Section 66 Panchayat Raj Act; DCP/LRC/ILL-CONV/8-44/2024; DDPN/MORJIM/PER/13/2025; Deputy Collector Pernem; Deputy Director of Panchayat; six-month and three-month timelines; writ disposed with direction for expeditious decision.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of with direction that proceeding No. DCP/LRC/ILL-CONV/8-44/2024 (Deputy Collector) be decided within six months and proceeding No. DDPN/MORJIM/PER/13/2025 (Deputy Director of Panchayat) within three months, expeditiously and within the timelines specified; Registry directed to waive office objections and register the Petition. ¶20

Ganesh Vithal Shetgaonkar Alias Gaonkar vs the Honble Chief Secretary and 9 Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Disposal of the two pending proceedings initiated by the Petitioner against Respondent No. 10 concerning alleged illegal construction/conversion on Survey Nos. 163/1 and 163/2 of Village Morjim, and within what timelines they would be decided.

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Court's answer

The court accepted the statements made by the learned Additional Government Advocate on behalf of Respondent No. 4/Deputy Collector, Pernem, and Respondent No. 7/Deputy Director of Panchayat regarding disposal of the two proceedings within six months and three months respectively.

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the accepted statements, the Petition stands disposed of with a direction that the aforesaid proceedings shall be decided expeditiously, as far as possible, and within the timelines specified by the parties.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Bombay at Goa, Writ Petition No. 215 of 2026, decided 30th March, 2026 (Valmiki Menezes & Amit S. Jamsandekar, JJ.) — Petition complaining of non-disposal of two proceedings initiated against Respondent No. 10 over alleged illegal construction on converted land bearing Survey Nos. 163/1 and 163/2 of Village Morjim: (i) proceeding No. DCP/LRC/ILL-CONV/8-44/2024 before the Deputy Collector under the Land Revenue Code, and (ii) proceeding No. DDPN/MORJIM/PER/13/2025 before the Deputy Director of Panchayat regarding the Village Panchayat of Morjim's inaction under Section 66 of the Panchayat Raj Act. The Additional Government Advocate, on instructions, stated the proceedings would be disposed of within six months and three months respectively; the court accepted these statements and disposed of the Petition with a direction that both proceedings be decided expeditiously within the specified timelines. Registry was also directed to waive office objections and register the Petition.

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31 WP 215 2026

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dishanagvekar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

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WRIT PETITION NO.215 OF 2026

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GANESH VITHAL SHETGAONKAR ALIAS GAONKAR Versus

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... PETITIONER

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THE HONBLE CHIEF SECRETARY AND 9 ORS ... RESPONDENTS

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Mr Sagar Dhargalkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr A. Borkar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 to 9.

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Mr Abhijit Gosavi and Mr G. Kerkar, Advocates for the Respondent No.10.

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CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES & AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, JJ.

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DATED :- 30th March, 2026

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P.C.:

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Registry to waive office objections and register the present Petition.

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The Petition complains of non-disposal of two proceedings initiated by the Petitioner against Respondent No. 10, alleging illegal construction on converted land bearing Survey Nos. 163/1 and 163/2 of Village Morjim. One of the proceedings has been filed under the Land Revenue Code before the Deputy Collector, seeking adjudication in respect of the alleged illegal conversion of the said land under the

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30th March, 2026

31 WP 215 2026

provisions of the Land Revenue Code. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the Deputy Collector, on instructions, states that the said proceeding bears No. DCP/LRC/ILL-CONV/8-44/2024 and that the same shall be disposed of within a period of six months from today.

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Similarly, the second proceeding, which is pending before the Deputy Director of Panchayat, pertains to a complaint regarding inaction on the part of the Village Panchayat of Morjim under Section 66 of the Panchayat Raj Act. The learned Additional Government Advocate, on instructions from Respondent No. 7, states that the said proceeding bears No. DDPN/MORJIM/PER/13/2025 and that the same would be disposed of within a period of three months from today. The statements made by the learned Additional Government Advocate on behalf of Respondent No. 4/ Deputy Collector, Pernem, and Respondent No. 7/ Deputy Director of Panchayat, are accepted.

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In view of the aforesaid statements, the Petition stands disposed of with a direction that the aforesaid proceedings shall be decided expeditiously, as far as possible, and within the timelines specified by the parties.

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AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J. VALMIKI MENEZES, J.

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