Panaji, Aug. 26 -- A local court in Goa on Monday acquitted Goa minister of transport and panchayats Mauvin Godinho of charges of causing a loss of Rs.4.5 crore to the state exchequer in the Goa power irregularities case. Back in 1998, when Godinho was minister for power in the Congress government, he announced a scheme to allow industrial units to claim 25% of their power costs as rebate. A total of Rs.4.3 crore was returned to industries under the scheme. However, then leader of opposition Manohar Parrikar alleged irregularities. He lodged a complaint in May 1998, alleging that Godinho committed fraud by issuing two notifications in 1996 to grant rebates of 25% to 'extra high tension' industrial units without approval of the state cabinet...