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Francisco Fernandes v. Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority

NGT14 Nov 2025IA No. 189/2025 in Appeal No. 151/2025

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What is this about?

The National Green Tribunal Western Zone Bench accepted additional documents via interim application and set aside the impugned order. The matter was remanded to GCZMA to decide afresh with full hearing within one month, dismissing the main appeal.

What did the court decide?

Set aside the impugned order; remanded the matter to GCZMA to decide afresh within one month.

Francisco Fernandes vs Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority — NGT (2025) — LawSathi Research

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(Pune Bench)

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Item No.15

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BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL WESTERN ZONE BENCH, PUNE

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[THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING (WITH HYBRID OPTION)]

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I.A. NO.189 OF 2025 (WZ) IN

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APPEAL NO.151 OF 2025 (WZ) I.A. NO.694 OF 2025 (WZ) & I.A. NO.833 OF 2025 (WZ)

Francisco Fernandes

…..Appellant

Versus

GCZMA & 2 Ors.

….Respondents

Date of hearing: 14.11.2025

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. SUJIT KUMAR BAJPAYEE, EXPERT MEMBER

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Appellant : Mr. Dattaprasad Lawande, Advocate along-with Mr. Chirag Angale, Mr. Pratik Rajopadhye, Ameya Ranade, Ms. Maithili Rane, Mr. Ashish Naik, Advocates Respondents : Mr. Shubham S. Priolkar, Advocate for R-1/GCZMA & R-2/Dist. Collector, North Goa Ms. Nicole Mayekar, Advocate for R-3.

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ORDER

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I.A. NO.694 OF 2025 (WZ)

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By this I.A., the applicant/appellant has prayed for a permission to be allowed to take on record three documents, which are annexed with this application.

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Learned counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3, who are present today,

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have shown their ‘no objection’ to the above I.A. being allowed.

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In view of above, we allow this I.A. and direct the Registry to take on record the said documents.

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I.A. NO.694 OF 2025 (WZ) stands disposed of accordingly.

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I.A. NO.833 OF 2025 (WZ)

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Today, the applicant/appellant has filed this I.A. praying therein for quashing/setting aside the impugned order passed by Respondent No.1GCZMA and remand the matter to Respondent No.1 for re-consideration, in the light of the additional documents, which are submitted today and which have been directed to be taken on record.

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Against this I.A. also, there is ‘no objection’ expressed by learned counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3, rather they have consented that the impugned order may be set aside.

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In view of above submissions, we set aside the impugned order and direct Respondent No.1- GCZMA to decide the matter afresh after giving full opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned within one month from the date of uploading of this order.

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I.A. NO.833 OF 2025 (WZ) stands disposed of accordingly.

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In view of above direction, Appeal No.151 of 2025 (WZ) stands allowed.

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Dinesh Kumar Singh, JM

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Dr. Sujit Kumar Bajpayee, EM

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November 14, 2025 I.A. NO.189 OF 2025 (WZ) IN APPEAL NO.151 OF 2025 (WZ) I.A. NO.694 OF 2025 (WZ) & I.A. NO.833 OF 2025 (WZ) P.Kr

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