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Bombay HC: PILs on Bhutani project in Sancoale unfounded

PANAJI: The Bombay High Court has dismissed public interest litigations (PILs) questioning the permissions for Bhutani’s Acqua Eden project in Sancoale. The judges, Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita P Mehta, ruled that the technical objections raised were “unfounded and not substantiated by any concrete material.” While the court acknowledged the PILs were entertained in the interest of the public, it found no merit in the objections against the project. The court observed there were no discrepancies in the slope level computations and noted that the Secretary of the Mormugao Planning and Development Authority verified the use of advanced systems for…

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Bombay HC Rejects PILs Against Sancoale Real Estate Project

Representative image. PANAJI: The Bombay High Court dismissed two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed by villagers from Sancoale and Goa Bachao Abhiyan challenging the real estate project ‘Acqua Eden’, developed by M/s Parmesh Construction Co. Ltd. (Bhutani Infra) in Sancoale. The division bench, comprising Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita Mehta, noted that the PILs were rejected, with detailed reasons to be provided in a forthcoming order. The petitioners raised significant concerns regarding serious illegalities and environmental violations, seeking to annul the clearances and licenses related to the project located in an eco-sensitive region. They claimed that the permissions were obtained…