Panaji: The Bombay High Court in Goa has directed that a villa was established in the CRZ area in Calangute without permission at the speed of Breakneck during a pandemic to be destroyed in ten days, failed which had directed Panchayat to destroy it within 15 days later.
The court has also directed the electricity and water departments to disconnect electricity and water supply, and directs Alex Fernandes and Lavita Fernandes to empty the place and Panchayat to close it.
“The photos that are recording and the inspection of the site referred to in Panchayat resolution clearly bear this position,” Bench said.
“This is a case where a completely new structure is installed by respondents without getting permission from the authority in the CRZ area which is sensitive to the environment, taking advantage of the fact that all authorities are busy fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.” “Seal can be removed only to facilitate demolition if respondents (Alex and Lavita) are trying to destroy their own structure,” the court was held.
The division bench consisting of Judge MS Sonak and MS Jawalka stated that the petition “highlighted a very disturbing feature about how construction was installed in the CRZ area without bothering to get permission from any authority, and after that, a kind of immunity claimed to be based on construction solutions It was at the speed of Breakneck by taking advantage of the situation that law enforcement was loose because the enforcement agency fought against a pandemic.
“The petition was submitted by fishermen and social activists Alex Fernandes, represented by Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa with V Shet.
“In our opinion, this is a violation of insolent law, and legal provisions in matters installing construction in the area of ​​Panchayat and it is also in the crz area.
Respondents (Alex and Lavita) strongly assured that as long as they competed to complete illegal construction and occupying The same thing, the law will never be able to pursue them.
The next effort is to institutionalize all kinds of processes and delay actions against the construction that is completely illegal in the environmental sensitive zone without finding permission from any authority, “the court was held, added that they had occupied That place in the absence of permission.
Residential certificate.
“This respondent is aware that there is no residential certificate that can be issued for unauthorized structures because it is installed without permission, maybe on the site where there is no permission that can even be given by Panchayat.” The court also directs the duo to deposit with a certain amount in three days, which will be returned if they destroy the structure itself.
“If the structure is not destroyed by respondents, they must bear the burden on demolition,” the court stated after the Advocate General handed over that demolition forces had to spend RS 5-6 lakh to destroy this kind of structure.
“GCZMA must also visit the site and determine the damage to the environment for installing such structures in the crz area.
In the end, respondents must make the losses they caused the environment by installing insolonged, illegal, and illegal structures without permission from any authority In the crz area.
This exercise must be completed within six weeks since today, “said the court.
“The state is to provide police assistance to implement our orders.
If the two respondents reject any authority, including police authorities, actions in law must begin against them,” said the bench further.
The court noted that no authority was asked to take action against respondents, as a result they completed construction within four to five months, named it ‘Villa Typsy’ and entered the same.