4th August 2025 Suzana IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.35 OF 2022 WITH MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1151 OF 2025(FILING) WITH MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1186 OF 2025(FILING) ----------------------- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WRIT PETITION NO.35 OF 2022 WITH MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1151 OF 2025(FILING) IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.35 OF 2022 2025:BHC-GOA:1446-DB 4th August 2025 4th August 2025 4th August 2025 WITH MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO.1186 OF 2025(FILING) IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.35 OF 2022 Prabhu Realtors, thr. Its Partner, Amit Chandrakant Prabhu ... Applicant Versus The District Collector, South Goa And 10 Ors. … Respondents. Mr Om D’Costa, Advocate with Mr Sherwyn F. F. Correia, Advocates for the Petitioners in PIL Writ Petition No.35/2022 and for the Applicant in MCA/1151/2025. 4th August 2025 Mr S. D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Mr Sarvesh Sawant, Advocate for Respondent no. 9 in PILWP/35/2022 and for the Applicant in MCA/1186/2025(F). Mr Deep Shirodkar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent nos.1, 2 and 4. Mr Nikhil Pai Advocate with Mr Anand Nagi, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Mr Akhil Parrikar, Advocate with Mr S. Singbal, Advocate for Respondents No.6 to 8. CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ. DATED :4th AUGUST, 2025 ORAL ORDER: (Per. Bharati Dangre, J.) T. N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad v/s. Union of India & 4th August 2025 Ors., 1 (1997) 2 SCC 267 4th August 2025 4th August 2025 NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, J. BHARATI DANGRE, J. Signed by: MARIA SUZANA REBELLO Designation: Personal Assistant Date: 06/08/2025 19:44:29