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Revenue officials tight-lipped over government's move

MARGAO

As Chief Minister Pramod Sawant went about including Cuncolim Sociedade land under the Mhaje Ghar scheme, triggering a row of sorts, revenue officials were tight lipped over the government’s move.

For, a revenue official pointed out that the Sociedade land is neither government or comunidade land, as they wondered how would the government go about regularization and giving legal status for illegal houses on the land owned by the Sociedade in Cuncolim.

One of the revenue officials pointed out that the matter pertaining to the Sociadade land is sub judice, but could not elaborate on which issue the matter is pending in the court.


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Sociedade has no power to sell land to anyone: CMC councillor

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Oct 30, 2025, 12:14 AM IST
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MARGAOAsserting the land belonging to the Sociedade Agricola dos Gauncares de Cuncolim e Veroda is a private land, Cuncolim Municipal Councillor Udesh Desai reminded that the Sociedade has no provision or powers to sell land to anyone.Referring to the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s statement on legalizing illegal houses on Sociedade land on the lines of illegal houses on government and comunidade land, Udesh said, “Even assuming the houses are legalized by the government,…

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