PORVORIM, Jan. 29 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday continued hearings on Contempt Petition 12 of 2023, addressing the State's failure to curb noise pollution, particularly in Anjuna.

Amicus Curiae Nigel Costa Frias proposed activist Inacio Fernandes as one of the two members for the court-monitored Noise Monitoring Committee (NMC). However, when Attorney General Devidas Pangam pressed for a second name, Costa Frias sought more time, stressing that the nominee must be "worthy." Justices M S Karnik and Nivedita P Mehta agreed, emphasising the need for credible individuals, as the existing enforcement mechanisms had failed. "Reports claim there's no noise, yet people continue to suffer," noted Justic...