Goa, July 25 -- In his sur-rejoinder affidavit, Taneja pointed out: "In fact, Respondent No 1 has only been recently impleaded in the said matter, and it is recorded in its order that the Answering Respondent was not even served with the copy of the Impleadment Application."

Local residents are, however, relieved that Goa Foundation has legally challenged the project and are hopeful the pending requirement of Environmental Clearance (EC) will delay the commencement of any work. Still, the effort to procure a temporary electricity connection caught them off guard.

"We were surprised to see the Electricity Department staff come along with the police to give them temporary connection when the judges of the Bombay High Court at Goa are expe...