Goa, Aug. 1 -- The villagers of Sancoale received a legal boost in their ongoing battle against Bhutani Infra as Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) filed a separate petition, and environmental researcher Swapnesh Sherlekar was tagged in the matter before the High Court of Bombay at Goa on Thursday.

The courtroom, packed with petitioners and supporters, saw Adv Richard Almeida lead arguments against the proposed development by Bhutani Infra, asserting that the company lacked necessary permissions for the project.

Almeida argued before Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita P Mehta that the 200 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) granted to the project was not applicable, as the plot in question-Survey No. 257/1-was classified as C-1, which does not allow such hi...