PANJIM, March 6 -- Team Herald

The High Court of Bombay at Goa issued notices to the State government and others in the matter related to acquisition of a private land for construction of a playground and the Batim Village Panchayat Ghar without acquiring the land.

According to the petitioner, Egidio Jose Naziazenio Braganza, an area admeasuring 335 square metres on Survey Nos. 21/2 and area admeasuring 181 square metres on Survey No. 22/19 was illegally acquired by the government authorities without paying compensation to the petitioner under the Land Acquisition Act 2013.

The petitioner stated that the Block Development Officer (BDO), Tiswadi-Panjim issued a Notification dated 21-01-1997 under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1...