Talking about regularization of illegal houses in particular on comunidade lands which have a code of conduct that has to be followed, it may be stressed that migrants labourers in particular those who do menial tasks have built small houses illegally on comunidade lands which are till today illegal. However all these small houses now have electricity connection, water connection and even have been provided with toilets which gives these houses a semblance of legality. From reliable sources it has come to light that the Goa Government have decided to legalize these small houses by levying a small fee and granting ownership to the illegal occupants. A parallel may be drawn to the then properties owned by Archdiocese of Goa and Daman wherein small plots of land had been leased for construction of houses for as little as Rs 10 per month. However many of these occupants no longer pay the lease amount to the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman and thus the Church has lost income from these lands belonging to the Church. The question of regularisation of illegal houses should be decided taking in account what has happened in the past.
