Goa, March 16 -- TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane has withdrawn his decision to challenge the High Court's ruling on Section 17(2) of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act in the Supreme Court. Minister Rane announced that the government will instead redraft the section, incorporating the changes and observations suggested by the High Court.

The decision was taken after detailed discussions with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the new BJP state president Damu Naik.

Initially, Minister Rane had announced that the government would approach the Supreme Court to challenge the decision. However, within two days, he reversed this stance and declared late on Saturday that the government would not pursue the matter in the apex court.

He clarifie...