TEAM HERALD
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PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa Wednesday issued notices to the State government in connection with the illegal construction of beach shacks in the government property at Gaura Wado, Calangute.
The notices issued to Chief Secretary, Tourism Director, Deputy Collector Mapusa, Mamlatdar and others are returnable on May 1.
In the notices, the division Bench has sought from the respondents to file affidavit dealing with averments of the petition.
The petitioner Paulo Mascarenhas through his counsel Adv Galileo Teles has alleged in the petition that authorities have failed to demolish the illegal construction of beach shacks in government property wherein sand dunes have been levelled and beach vegetation covering the sand dunes has been cut.
Mascarenhas has been following up the matter with the concerned officials but since no action was taken, he moved the High Court.
Mascarenhas has sought that the two alleged illegal shacks ‘Joy’s Place’ and ‘Buddha Bar’ be refrained from carrying out business activities till the final disposal of the petition.
