Team Herald
MAPUSA: The Mapusa court, trying former tourism minister Dilip Parulekar for Serula Comunidade land grab, has posted the case for further hearing on October 16. The case was filed by activist advocate Aires Rodrigues.
Meanwhile, the High Court of Bombay at Goa will hear, on September 27, the application filed by Parulekar seeking a review of the order passed by the High Court directing him to face trial in the case.
On June 22, Justice Bhadang had directed Dilip Parulekar and two other accused to face trial for offences under Sections 119, 120, 420 read with 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.
In his complaint, Adv Rodrigues had drawn the Court’s attention that 599 sq mt of prime land on the Chogm Road at Porvorim was given away to Dilip Parulekar without following the procedure.
contemplated under the Code of Comunidade.
The case against Dilip Parulekar was initially investigated by the Porvorim police and later transferred to the Crime Branch, which in 2016 sought to close the case but the North Goa Principal District and Sessions Judge rejected the move.
Strongly opposing the move to close the case, Adv Rodrigues had submitted to the Court that the Crime Branch in an attempt to shield Parulekar had derailed and vitiated the investigation by falsely and malafiedly portraying to the Court that Parulekar was a poor victim who was misled by the Comunidade officials to grab the land.
