MARGAO, April 24 -- Team Herald

A public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the High Court of Bombay at Goa has raised serious objections to the de-notification and transfer of a public pay parking area near the Panjim Ferry Wharf to a private casino company, alleging that the move was unlawful, lacked transparency, and was executed without following due procedure.

The petitioner, Jack Sukhija, has accused the Captain of Ports (CoP) and the North Goa District Magistrate of colluding to hand over the public space to M/s Golden Peace Infrastructure Pvt Ltd - the operator of a floating casino - for the exclusive use of its guests. He contends that this decision, which facilitates the casino's reception and passenger movement, is detrimenta...