Fomento Resources Pvt. Ltd. Rep. by Its Auth. Signatory Sandeep Morajkar v. State of Goa Thr. the Chief Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Goa; High Court of Bombay at Goa; writ petitions 457-461 of 2024; suo motu transfer of Civil Suit Nos. 15-19/2019 to Commercial Court at Merces; Commercial Courts Act 2015 Section 2(1)(c) and Sub Clause (XIX); commercial dispute; exploitation of natural resources; iron ore; orders dated 22.01.2024 quashed for want of reasoning and jurisdiction; return/rejection of plaint left open; suits remitted to Principal District Judge Merces; COMS No. 1-5/2024; Valmiki Menezes J.; 05-02-2026; 2026:BHC-GOA:190.
What did the court decide?
Rule made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a) of the petition; all five impugned orders dated 22.01.2024 in Civil Suit Nos. 15/2019 to 19/2019 quashed and set aside; Respondents/original Defendants left free to seek return/rejection of the plaint; Commercial Suits COMS No. 1/2024 to 5/2024 to be remitted by the Civil Judge Senior Division 'A' Court, Merces to the Principal District Judge, Merces; parties to appear before the District Court on 25.02.2026.