PANJIM, May 17 -- Team Herald

The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed the Calangute Village Panchayat to proceed with the demolition of 16 structures, as per the demolition order issued on December 22, 2011.

The Court also instructed the Block Development Officer (BDO), Mapusa, Bardez Taluka, to provide the necessary assistance within two weeks from the date of the order.

In March this year, the Calangute panchayat had written to Joseph Rosa, stating that he had failed to submit an approved plan, construction licence, and occupancy certificate for the structures listed in the demolition order. However, as the structures were not demolished, Sylvester D'Souza filed a writ petition seeking directions to the panchayat for their remov...