File photo of the Smart City work that disrupted water supply in Panaji.
PANAJI
The High Court of Bombay at Goa is considering bringing the contractors who executed various Smart City works on record in a petition concerning the manner in which the projects were carried out and their financial implications.
“We will have to implead all contractors in this petition... get all the contracts...” the Division Bench of Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit Jamsandekar observed during the hearing of two petitions including a suo motu petition, on Monday.
The Bench asked petitioner Piyush Panchal and others to consider filing a fresh petition specifically addressing the execution of the works and the financial implications arising from them. The petitioners were also asked to submit a list of issues which, according to them, remain unaddressed.
The Court further sought a status report from Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) and indicated that the contracts related to the works would need to be placed before it.
The observations came during the hearing of the petition along with a suo motu case regarding the traffic mismanagement arising from ongoing Smart City works in Panaji.
The Bench said issues capable of being addressed while disposing of the existing petition could be considered at that stage.
“If there is anything that can be addressed at the time of disposal of this petition, it can be addressed,” the Court observed while posting the matter for further consideration on November 2.
