Bombay High Court

COASTAL HOLDINGS AND HOTELS PVT. LTD. REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR AND AUTHORIZED SIGNATORYversusDIRECTOR OF TOURISM AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND ANR.

Disposal: Withdrawn

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

Coastal Holdings and Hotels Pvt. Ltd. filed a writ petition challenging a notice dated 19 May 2026 alleging encroachment on coastal land. The petitioner claimed to have removed all encroachment and sought to withdraw the petition. The respondents, the Director of Tourism and the Competent Authority, were represented by an Additional Government Advocate. The Court considered the petitioner's request to withdraw the proceedings. The judges dismissed the petition as withdrawn, leaving all substantive contentions of the parties open for future determination.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition can be withdrawn after the petitioner claims to have complied with the notice of encroachment
Procedural propriety of dismissing a petition as withdrawn

Subjects

encroachment
writ petition
withdrawal
high court
procedural law

Judgment

2026:BHC-GOA:1757-DB
                                             53 WP 452 2026

                Sonam

                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                               WRIT PETITION NO.452 OF 2026

           COASTAL HOLDINGS AND HOTELS PVT.
           LTD. REP. BY ITS DIRECTOR AND
           AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY                                    ... PETITIONER
             Versus
           DIRECTOR OF TOURISM AND COMPETENT
           AUTHORITY AND ANR.                                      ... RESPONDENTS


           Mr. Pranay A. Kamat, Advocate for the Petitioner.

           Mr. Deep Shirodkar, Additional Government Advocate for
           Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.


                                CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES &
                                        S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, JJ.
                                DATED :- 31st August, 2026

           P.C.:


           1.      Mr. Kamat, learned Advocate appearing for the Petitioner,
           submits that the Petitioner has removed all encroachment, which is
           the subject matter of the notice dated 19.05.2026 impugned in this
           petition. In view of this, he seeks to withdraw this petition.


           2.      The petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. All contentions
           of the parties are left open.



            S. G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.                    VALMIKI MENEZES, J.
                                               Page 1 of 1
                                             31st August, 2026

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