PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has issued a notice to the South Western Railway on a writ petition filed by Velsao Panchayat, challenging developmental work on the second track of the railway that passes through the villages of Velsao, Pale and Issorcim without approval or license from the Panchayat under the Panchayat Act, 1994.
The new Writ Petition has been filed by the Village Panchayat alleging several illegal constructions and activities being carried out by the Railway authorities within the jurisdiction of the Panchayat. The activities in question are being undertaken as a part of the project of doubling of the railway line between the cities of Hubli and Vasco. The petitioner said that the railways have neither obtained any permission nor have applied for any.
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The petitioner Panchayat further stated that being the constitutionally established and elected local governmental body for the villages of Velsao, Pale, and Issorcim, it is an important authority as far as development and/ construction activities within these villages are concerned.
