Bombay High Court

RAJARAM BANDEKAR (SIRIGAO) MINES PRIVATE LIMITEDversusSIRIGAO NAGARIK SANGHATANA AND 9 ORS

Disposal: Withdrawn
Bench: VALMIKI MENEZES AMIT S JAMSANDEKAR

Holding

The application is dismissed as withdrawn because the Supreme Court's interim relief supersedes the relief sought.

Summary

The High Court of Bombay at Goa was approached by Rajaram BandeKAR (Sirigao) Mines Private Limited in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking relief against Sirigao Nagarik Sanghatana and others. The applicant filed Misc. Civil Application No.145 of 2026. The Court noted that the Supreme Court had already granted interim relief in Special Leave Petition No.58638 of 2025, which effectively addressed the matters raised in the PIL. Consequently, the High Court held that the pending application could not proceed. On the instructions of the parties, the Court dismissed the application as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can entertain the PIL in view of the Supreme Court's interim relief in SLP No.58638 of 2025

Subjects

public interest litigation
interim relief
withdrawn application
Supreme Court order
high court dismissal

Judgment

  2026:BHC-GOA:523-DB
                                                     40 MCA 145 2026

                        Suzana

                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                                     MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO.145 OF 2026
                                                      IN
                                  PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WP NO.1 OF 2008
                   RAJARAM BANDEKAR (SIRIGAO) MINES
                   PRIVATE LIMITED                                        ... APPLICANT
                      Versus
                   SIRIGAO NAGARIK SANGHATANA AND 9
                   ORS                                                    ... RESPONDENTS


                   Mr. Ryan Da Piedade Menezes, Advocate for the Applicant.
                   Mr. Deep D. Shirodkar, Additional Government Advocate for
                   Respondent State.


                                          CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES &
                                                  AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, JJ.
                                          DATED :- 18th March, 2026

                   P.C.


                             The application would not survive in view of the interim relief
                   granted by the Supreme Court vide Order dated 27.10.2025 in Special
                   Leave Petition No.58638 of 2025.
                          The application, on instructions, stands dismissed as withdrawn.



                     AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J.                    VALMIKI MENEZES, J.




Signed by: MARIA SUZANA REBELLO
Designation: Personal Assistant
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Date: 18/03/2026 16:41:12
                                                      18th March, 2026

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