Bombay High Court Issues Notices to Goa Departments Over Baga-Sinquerim Illegal Structures
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The High Court of Bombay at Goa delivered a scathing rebuke to state authorities on November 12, 2025, for their persistent failure to address illegal constructions mushrooming along the ecologically vulnerable Baga-Sinquerim beach stretch, a premier tourist corridor in North Goa. In a landmark order responding to a writ petition filed by local resident Menino Fernandes, the court issued notices to 13 key departments and local bodies, including the State Government, North Goa Collector, Town and Country Planning Department, Directorate of Tourism, Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), and Goa State Pollution Control Board. The directives mandate comprehensive affidavits accompanied by recent photographs detailing the beaches' current conditions and the tally of unauthorized structures, to be filed before the next hearing on January 21, 2026. This judicial intervention exposes systemic lapses in enforcement, emphasizing the need for rigorous accountability to safeguard Goa...