23-WP-31-2025 1 13 Niti IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO.31 OF 2025 Shankar Chandrakant Gawas 44 years, r/o. H.No.173/2, Indiranagar, Coparde, Sattari, Goa 403506. ...PETITIONER Versus 1. State of Goa, Through its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Alto Porvorim, Bardez-Goa. 2. Principal Chief Engineer, Public Work Department, Altinho, Panaji Goa 403001. 3. The Executive Engineer, Work Div. XXIV, (PHE) PWD, D-I, GTIDC Complex, Sarvan, Bicholim-Goa. 4. Department of Finance, Through its Secretary, Secretariat, Porvorim Goa. …RESPONDENTS Mr Paresh Sawant with Mr S. Gaonkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms Sulekha Kamat, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondents. CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ DATE : 10th JULY 2025 2025:BHC-GOA:1184-DB 23-WP-31-2025 2 13 JUDGMENT : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 23-WP-31-2025 3 13 6. 7. 23-WP-31-2025 4 13 8. 9. 10. 23-WP-31-2025 5 13 23-WP-31-2025 6 13 11. 23-WP-31-2025 7 13 23-WP-31-2025 8 13 23-WP-31-2025 9 13 23-WP-31-2025 10 13 12. 13. 14. 1 (1999) 3 SCC 679 23-WP-31-2025 11 13 2 (1977) 2 SCC 288 3 (1987) 4 SCC 328 23-WP-31-2025 12 13 15. 4 AIR 1958 SC 300 23-WP-31-2025 13 13 16. 17. NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, J. BHARATI DANGRE, J. Signed by: NITI KISHOR HALDANKAR Designation: Private Secretary Date: 15/07/2025 09:06:58