Bombay High Court

SHAILENDRA S VELINGKAR AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF GOA THR CHIEF SECRETARY AND 33 ORS

Disposal: Disposed of

Holding

The court disposed of the application after directing that the PIL be listed for final hearing on 23 October 2026.

Summary

The applicants, Shailendra S Velingkar and another, filed a miscellaneous civil application and a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking relief against the State of Goa and other respondents. The court, comprising Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit S. Jamsandekar, considered the procedural aspects of the application. It ordered that the PIL be listed for final hearing on 23 October 2026. No substantive merits of the PIL were addressed in the order. Consequently, the application was disposed of after the listing direction was given.

Issues considered

Whether the application should be listed for final hearing of the PIL

Subjects

public interest litigation
procedure
listing of hearing
application disposal
High Court of Bombay at Goa

Judgment

                                 47 MCA 449 2026

     siddhi

              IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                 MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO.449 OF 2026
                                WITH
              PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WP NO.21 OF 2022
             MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO.449 OF 2026
                              IN
         PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WP NO.21 OF 2022
SHAILENDRA S VELINGKAR AND ANR              ... APPLICANTS
  Versus
THE STATE OF GOA THR CHIEF
SECRETARY AND 33 ORS                        ... RESPONDENTS
                            WITH
         PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WP NO.21 OF 2022
SHAILENDRA S VELINGKAR AND ANR           ... PETITIONERS
  Versus
THE STATE OF GOA THR, CHIEF
SECRETARY AND 5 ORS                      ... RESPONDENTS

Mr. Omkar Kulkarni and Mr. Yashodhan Chandurkar,(Through
V.C.) Advocates for the Applicants.

Mr. Parag Rao, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

Mr. Chaitanya Padgaonkar, Advocate for Respondent No. 9.

Mr. Joao Dias, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 29 to 32.

Mr. Rui Gomes Pereira, Advocate for Respondent No.35.

                      CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES &
                              AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, JJ.
                      DATED :- 17th August, 2026

P.C.


1.     List the PIL Writ Petition on 23.10.2026 on the Final Hearing


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                      Board for the month of October 2026, in its regular course.


                      2.          The Application stands disposed of accordingly.



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




Signed by: SHAKUNTALA ZALMI
Designation: Personal Assistant
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Date: 19/08/2026 17:46:49
                                                             17th August, 2026

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