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FIR registered for damage to Margao lawyer’s vehicle

MARGAO
The Margao police has registered a FIR against the persons in connection with the damage caused to the car owned by city based lawyer Adv Leona Barretto at Calconda-Margao.

In her complaint, the lawyer had alleged that when she was accompanied with Vijay Chandrakant Mascarenhas and SGPDA Officer Damodar Naik for a site inspection, the accused persons Digambar Sawal, 

Asif, Nilu and three unknown persons with their common object formed an unlawful assembly, abused the complainant and threaten her with dire consequences, besides damaging the rear windshield of her Swift car.

The lawyers on Wednesday had drawn the attention of the president of the South Goa Advocates Association Prasad Naik about the incident.


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RERA member replaced following HC directives

The State government has appointed retired district judge Vincent D'Silva as a member of the Goa Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), replacing retired district judge Cholu Gauns. This change follows directives from the High Court of Bombay at Goa, which highlighted the government's failure to justify bypassing the recommendations of the Selection Committee that had preferred D'Silva for the role

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Oct 25, 2024, 12:59 AM IST
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PANAJIThe State government has replaced Retired District Judge Cholu Gauns from the position of member of the Goa Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) with Retired District Judge Vincent D'Silva, following directions from the High Court of Bombay at Goa.The Department of Urban Development notified D'Silva’s appointment through an amendment to its previous order, which was subsequently challenged by the new member.“In partial modification to the Notification … Vincent…

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