Goa, Aug. 4 -- Nine days after the High Court of Bombay at Goa disposed of Contempt Petition 12 of 2023 concerning noise pollution, residents in Baga and Vagator say sleep continues to be a luxury as several nightclubs blatantly ignore Supreme Court directives to curb noise levels.

"There are days when sleep is possible and days when it appears nothing has changed. It was quiet last night, but I got up early in the morning to loud music," complained Janie Crasto from Vagator, who has been fighting for years to ensure her differently-abled son gets undisturbed rest.

While Crasto is cautiously hopeful, Fr Shanon Pereira, Director of the Xavier Retreat House (XRH) in Baga, is frustrated. He believes that beach shacks in the area act as if ...