Excerpts from WritPetition No. 568 / 2009 at The High Court of Bombay in Goa that the GoaGovernment ignored as it rushed through Section 6 and Section 7 of the LandAcquisition Act 1894
- They mustensure that the impact of such a project is not adverse on the other villagesand occupants of the houses and residents therein would be able to earn theirlivelihood by continuing the operations, includingcultivating their lands.
- As far as our order making the Rule partially absolute in the above petitions is concerned, we direct that in terms of the undertakinggiven by the State, it will give a Hearing under section 5-A of the L.A Actread with the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Acquisition Rules, 1972 within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
- TheNotification under section 4 and declaration under section 6(1) of the L.A Actstand quashed and set aside only the lands belonging to the petitioners inthese petitions. It is only these petitioners who will be heard in the inquiry/hearing under section 5-A by the Collector/Competent Authority and noneothers be heard nor the proceedings in relation to acquisition of other landsand qua other villagers shall be re-opened in any case.
- We are surethat all concerns of the petitioners will be duly addressed and wherevernecessary, their views and suggestions during the course of the EnvironmentalImpact Study and Assessment, would be taken into account and consideration bythe appropriate and competent authorities.
