Team Herald
MARGAO: The State government has formally notified the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 (Amendment) Act, 2025, which introduces new provisions allowing the Administrator of Comunidades to reclaim land that has been used for purposes other than those for which it was originally granted. The reversion of such land to the Comunidade will require the approval of the government.
The amendment, which was passed in the recently concluded winter session of the State Assembly, was officially notified recently. It adds a new provision, Article 31A (2), to the existing legislation. Under this provision, the Administrator of Comunidades is granted the authority to initiate proceedings by issuing a showcause notice to the allottee or the individual holding the land. Following this, the Administrator has the power to pass an order for the land’s reversion to the Comunidade.
“The Bill seeks to make provision for empowering the Administrator of Comunidade to revert a land to the Comunidade if it is used for a purpose other than for which it was granted, with the approval of the Government,” states the notification.
Additionally, the amendment specifies that no authority, including the Town and Country Planning Department (TCP), Corporatoion of Panaji, municipal councils, or village panchayats, can issue No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for construction on a plot once it has been reverted to the Comunidade. During the course of proceedings, the Administrator is also required to issue an order preventing any change in the land’s use for purposes other than those for which it was originally granted.