Team Herald
PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed its Registrar to initiate prosecution against one Eliano Pereira of Anjuna, for providing false and misleading information to the tribunal.
The NGT, western bench, disposed off a petition filed by Kashinath Shetye, Ketan Govekar, Sudip Tamankar and Sonia Saterdekar, which had sought directions to demolish remains of an illegal structure at property in Anjuna as it falls in No Development Zone under CRZ.
Pereira, in his reply before NGT said the structure existed since the time of his ancestors, that is prior to 1991, and that other structures of temporary nature were demolished and dismantled.
NGT observed that the respondent made false statements before them and that there are sufficient and reasonable grounds for setting the machinery of criminal laws in motion for the offence of perjury.
Accordingly, it directed its Registrar to initiate prosecution against Pereira for commission of offence punishable under Section 193 of IPC. The government has been directed to provide all legal, ministerial and logistical assistance to the Registrar to carry out the procedure.
