Bombay High Court

RAMNATH JIRU SHIRODKAR ALIAS TILU JIRU NAIKversusTHE STATE OF GOA THR ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND 3 ORS

Disposal: Disposed of

Holding

The petition is disposed of on the basis of the statement regarding the scheduled hearing before the Deputy Town Planner.

Summary

The petitioner, Ramnath Jiru Shirodkar, challenged the technical clearance granted for a development project by Respondent No. 4. The petitioner filed a representation on 8 May 2025 seeking judicial intervention. The Additional Government Advocate informed the Court that the Deputy Town Planner, Ponda, would hear the parties on 15 October 2026 at 11 a.m. and would dispose of the petition by 30 November 2026. The Court accepted this statement and ordered that the petition be disposed of on that basis. It further directed that no further notice of hearing be required and that the parties appear before the Deputy Town Planner on the specified date.

Issues considered

Whether the writ petition can be disposed of on the basis of the Deputy Town Planner’s scheduled hearing date and the statement made by the Additional Government Advocate.

Subjects

technical clearance
town planning
procedural order
petition disposal
deputy town planner

Judgment

                                  19 WP 106 2026

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              IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                    WRIT PETITION NO.106 OF 2026

RAMNATH JIRU SHIRODKAR ALIAS TILU
JIRU NAIK                                             ... PETITIONER
   Versus
THE STATE OF GOA THR ITS CHIEF
SECRETARY AND 3 ORS                                    ... RESPONDENTS


Mr. Prasheen Lotlikar, Advocate for the Petitioner.

Mr. Siddharth Samant, Additional Government Advocate, for the
Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

Mr. Vineet Surlakar, Advocate for Respondent No.4.


                     CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES &
                             AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, JJ.
                     DATED :- 6th October, 2026

P.C.


1.       Shri Samant, the learned Additional Government Advocate,
makes a statement that the Deputy Town Planner, Ponda, would
hear the parties on 15.10.2026 at 11:00 a.m. or any date thereafter
and dispose of the Petitionerâ€™s representation dated 08.05.2025
to challenge the Technical Clearance given to the development of
Respondent No. 4 by 30.11.2026.


2.     This statement is accepted. The petition stands disposed of on


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                      the basis of the statement.


                      3.          We make it clear that the parties to the proceedings before the
                      Deputy Town Planner, Ponda, i.e. the Petitioner and Respondent
                      No. 4 would not require any further notice of hearing and shall
                      appear before the Deputy Town Planner on 15.10.2026 at 11:00
                      a.m. and any date thereafter.



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




Signed by: SHAKUNTALA ZALMI
Designation: Personal Assistant
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Date: 08/10/2026 10:45:49
                                                              6th October, 2026

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