FILOMENA SALDANHA THROUGH POWER OF ATTORNEY MR. FRAZIER SALDANHAversusSUNIL KOHLI REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, MR. NAVAL BOWRY, & ORS.
2022 INSC 59529 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed
The dispute arose from a construction licence granted to the respondent, which the appellant claimed would obstruct a pathway adjoining his land. After a series of appeals under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, the parties reached a settlement wherein the respondent agreed to provide a 3‑metre access path, and the High Court…
STATE OF GOA & ANR.versusFOUZIYA IMTIAZ SHAIKH & ANR.
2021 INSC 17912 March 2021Disposed off
The State of Goa appointed its Law Secretary as State Election Commissioner (SEC) to oversee municipal elections that had been postponed due to COVID‑19. The SEC, acting under this dual role, issued a reservation order on 4 February 2021 and a subsequent election schedule, which were challenged in writ petitions allegi…
ZELIA M. XAVIER FERNANDES E. GONSALVESversusJOANA RODRIGUES AND ORS.
2012 INSC 713 February 2012Dismissed
The appellant, a member of Raia Village Panchayat in Goa, was disqualified by the State Election Commission under Section 10(f) of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 because her husband secured a contract with the same Panchayat for collection of market fees. The appellant challenged the disqualification, arguing that mer…
VILLAGE PANCHAYAT, CALANGUTEversusTHE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT-II AND ORS.
2012 INSC 2582 July 2012Appeal(s) allowed
The Village Panchayat of Calangute revoked an occupancy certificate and permission for a construction by Kay Jay Constructions after complaints that the building blocked a water well and chapel. The Sarpanch issued a notice under Section 64 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act to stop further construction. The Additional Direc…
