PANJIM, June 3 -- The High Court of Bombay at Goa has dismissed a petition that challenged the order of the National Green Tribunal that declined to regularise structures in the No Development Zone (NDZ) of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)
This is a second setback to a project proponent Prasad Naik, who had earlier approached the NGT against the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) directing him to stall all commercial activities on his property falling in the NDZ.
Interestingly, the order comes nearly a year after the High Court had reserved its verdict on the petition. In its order on Tuesday, the High Court has granted eight weeks time to the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court, if desired.
In 2018, the NGT had ruled ...