The Goa government is considering amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act following a High Court ruling that deemed Section 17 (2) as prioritizing private interests over public welfare and ...

The court was hearing a suo-motu writ petition after it received multiple petitions alleging government inaction on illegal ...

PIL for conflict of interest against TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane for using Section 17(2) for using in personal interest to change land zones owned by company of himself and his wife Deviya Rane. HC ...

The Goa government on Saturday said it was weighing different options, including making changes suggested by the High Court, in connection with a controversial provision in the Town and Country ...

The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court has struck down a section of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, that allowed the creation of zones within zones, holding that it was concerned with private ...

Three citizen organisations had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the HC contending that section 17 (2) of the Act was "mutilating" the Regional Plan.

The Bombay High Court invalidated rules allowing plot changes in Goa's development plan, citing unconstitutionality and ...

In a significant ruling, the High Court has struck down a section of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, terming it as being driven by private interests rather than public welfare. The verdict ...

Section 17(2), which was introduced through an amendment to the TCP Act and notified in March 2023, allows the conversion of ...

Panaji: In a serious criticism of govt for allowing unbridled and illegal constructions across the state, the high court of ...

In a significant order, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has said that the mindset to 'dilute' or 'stifle' the the ...