This is the first stay granted in any 17(2) case till date, and gives hope to all on-going and future 17(2) cases.
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Gaurav Bakshi
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Mass land conversions in Goa at the behest of Politicians were exposed by the High Court in 2023. Yet, politicians and those in positions of power continue to find creative and not so creative ways to continue what they seem to know best – build wealth to satiate their unending greed for power, at ANY COST. This petition exposes just another such example.
Public Interest Litigation Case No PILWP/32/2024
Gaurav Bakshi
… Petitioner
Versus
State of Goa (via its Chief Secretary)
Chief Town Planner (Planning)
Dy Town Planner
Director of Agriculture
Collector North
Rishika Promoters Pvt Ltd
… Respondents
24th June 2024: High Court grants ad-interim relief in the PIL hearing thereby restraining the respondent no. 6 (Rishika Promoters Pvt Ltd) their agents, servants, assignees, representatives or any other persons acting through them from commencing any construction/development in the said 6,000 sqm property under survey no 1/11-A of Village Cujira of Tiswadi Taluka, pending the hearing and disposal of the present petition.
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This Petition was filed to bring to the notice of the Hon’ble Court, the illegal change of zone u/s 17(2) TCP Act of total 6,000sqm property zoned as paddy field in the Regional Plan 2001 as well as in the Regional Plan 2021 for the State of Goa and as rice field in form 1&14, bearing survey no 1/11-A of Village Cujira, Tiswadi Taluka, which is not permissible in terms of law. The property was part of a larger property bearing survey no. 1/11 totally admeasuring 9,250 square meters, which was subdivided in 2003.
The petition has been filed in the interest of the general public, and more particularly the environment and future generations of Cujira Village, Tiswadi, Goa.
Around 134 Villagers of Cujira had also filed their objections towards the change of zone of the said property illegally vide their complaint dated 16/11/2023, before the respondent no. 2 (CTP), however it appears that till date the respondent no. 2 has not taken the same to its logical conclusion.
The respondent no. 6 had falsely stated in the application dated 12/04/2023 addressed to Chief Town Planner, that the zoning of the said property as per Regional Plan 2001 for the state of Goa was partly cultivated in respect of an area admeasuring 2200 m2 & Partly Settlement in respect of an area admeasuring 3800 m2 and sought for correction of inconsistent/ incoherent zoning.
The respondent no. 6 relied upon a survey report prepared by a private Civil Engineer who has allegedly upon inspection of the said property has submitted an inspection report and has opined that the zoning of the said property can be rectified to settlement zone due to demand for new growth hub.
About Gaurav Bakshi: Gaurav Bakshi is a Citizens Rights Leader, Actor and Founder HelpdesQ.in. Gaurav was co-founding member of the historic anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. He has been seen on 150+ panel discussions and interviews on BBC Worldwide, CBC, CNN-IBN, NDTV, Star News and other national and international media. He is regularly invited as speaker at various political and social panels. Gaurav and his team work with India’s leading legal, governance and political advisers. He has an MBA from Georgia State University, USA and 20+ years industry experience in the US, Europe & India. As an actor, he has completed 175+ projects on TV, Digital and Print.
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