The Synopses and Orders of the many Public Interest Writ Petitions filed by the Goa Foundation before the Bombay High Court (Goa) and the Supreme Court of India are provided in chronological order.

• W.P. No. 145/1987 (Orders)
• W.P. No.218/1988 (Orders)
• W.P. No.349/1988 (Orders)
• W.P. No.389/1988 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 450/1988 (Orders)
• W.P. No.29/1989 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 72/1989 (Orders)
• W.P. No.399/1989 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 400/1989 (Orders)
• W.P. No.225/1990 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 214/1991 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 221/1991 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 24/1992 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 36/1992 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 76/1992 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 94/1992 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 113/1992 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 115/1992 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 507/1992 (Orders)
• W.P. No.333/1993 (Orders)
• W.P. No.633/1993 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 5/1994 (Orders)
• W.P.No. 16/1995, 18/1995, 19/1995 and 79/1995 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 178/1995 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 368/1995 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 126/1996 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 319/1996 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 373/1996 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 385/1996 (Orders)
• W.P.No. 63/1997 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 273/1997 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 102/1998 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 124/1998 (Orders)
• W.P.No. 150/1998 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 364/1998 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 414/1998 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 420/1998 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 422/1998 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 427/1998 (Orders)
• Suo Moto W.P. No 109/1999 (Orders)
• W.P. No.   55/1999 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 136/1999 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 204/1999 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 302/1999 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 265/1999 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 384/1999 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 196/2000 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 212/2000 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 228/2000 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 309/2000 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 257/2001 (Orders)
• W.P. No.344/2002 (Challenge to housing in forest area at Ela)

No further orders are posted here, except in some odd cases. Readers are encouraged to go directly to the website of the Bombay High Court where all orders in all writ petitions are routinely posted. Website of the Bombay High Court: http://www.hcbombayatgoa.nic.in/

• W.P. No. 28/2003 (with W.P. No.417/2000) (Orders)
• Suo Moto W.P. No. 297/2003 (Orders)
• W.P. No. 485/2004
• Suo Moto W.P. No.1/2005
• W.P. No. 393/2005
• W.P. No.434/2006 (Challenge to housing in forest area of Salcoale)
• W.P. No.465/2006 (Challenge to info tech park in forest area of Socorro)
• W.P. No.403/2007 (Challenge to Aldeia de Goa project at Bambolim)
• W.P. No.476/2007 (Challenge to operation of stone crushers at Saleli)
• W.P. No.136/2008 (Challenge to mining lease operation of Hiralal Khodidas at Colomba)
• W.P. No.673/2008 (Challenge to Demarcation Report on Private Forests)
• W.P. No.722/2008 (Challenge to mining lease operations at Caurem/Salim Shaikh)
• W.P. No. 174/2009
• W.P. No.277/2009 (Challenge to housing in forest area of Bethora)
• W.P. No.330/2009 (Challenge to mining lease activity of Sesa Goa, Advalpal)
• W.P. No.500/2009 (Petition filed by Total Composites/CRZ Matter; GF Respondent)
• W.P. No.651/2009 (Challenge to the mining lease of Lithoferro, Advalpal)
• WP  726/2009 -  ( challenge to pinky shipyard’s CRZ Violation ,Chincalim )
• Contempt Petition No.8/2010 (Relating to non-compliance at Sonsoddo, Margao)
• W.P. No.13/2010 (Challenge to DLF housing in forest area and on steep slope at Chicalim)
• W.P. No.236/2010 (Challenge to fraudulent approvals for constructions of former Sarpanch of Colva) (Order delivered on 10.8.2010)
• W.P. No.321/2010 (Challenge to International Cricket Stadium in forest area, Thivim) (Order delivered on 12.8.2010)
• PIL W.P. No.14/2010 ( Violation of Courts orders to get EC before starting projects by cutting of 125 trees in Thivim)
• W.P.No.3/2011 (Challenge to all the shipyards in Loutolim of violation of CRZ norms )
• Contempt Petition No.6 of 2011 (For demolition of structure of Snowkon Gonsalves. Structure demolished. Petition disposed of)
• PIL WP No.11/2011 (Challenge to operation of 57 mining leases without consents from the Pollution Control Board)
• PIL WP No.18 of 2011 (Challenge to govt. decision to illuminate beaches which are turtle nesting sites ,Mandrem and Morjim)
• PIL WP No.27 of 2011 (Challenge to operation of mines in Goa in violation of order of the Supreme Court dated 4.12.2006 in WP No.460 of 2004 directing them to get NOC from the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife.)
• PIL WP No.28 of 2011 (Petition for rehabilitation of abandoned mining sites in Netravalli Wildlife Sanctuary. Disposed of.)
• PIL WP No.29 of 2011 (Challenge to the policy permitting construction of resorts and hotels within CRZ III areas. Disposed of by judgement dated 19.3.2012)
• PIL WP No.31 of 2011 (Challenge to operation of 48 mines that have extracted iron ore in excess of permits granted under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Disposed of by an order dated 6.3.2012)
• PIL WP No.34 of 2011 (Petition to prevent illegal mining from mining season of 2011. Pending. Several orders passed.)
• PIL WP No.42 of 2011 (Challenge to the operation of mining lease owned by Ajit Kadnekar and operated by Magnum Minerals.)
• PIL WP No.4 of 2012 (Challenge to issue of consent to Bandekar Mines without NOC from the Chief Wildlife Warden.)

Goa Foundation applications/petitions in the Supreme Court of India

• W.P. No.460/2004 (Challenge to grant of post-facto environment clearances)
• W.P. (C) 131 of 2009 (Challenge to Land Acquisition Act amendment passed by Goa Assembly to save Cidade de Goa resport)
• Contempt Petition/Civil Appeal No.4154/2000 with Civil Appeal Nos.4155 and 4156 of 2000  (Against Cidade de Goa, for not carrying out demolition)

Environment PILs/applications in which Ms Norma Alvares is involved as Amicus Curiae

• Cr. WP 5/1994 – Rekha M. Kholkar V/s State of Goa & ors (Torture of a maidservant by the police)
• PIL WP 212/2000 -  Goa Environment Federation V/s State of Goa & ors (Monsoon ban on fishing)
• SMWP 8/2001 – The Concerned Citizen  V/s Mormugao Port Trust & ors (Coal dust pollution at Mormugao Port Trust)
• SMWP 297/2003 (Protection of Carambolim Lake
• SMWP 1/2005 (Shortage of Water in the State of Goa
• SMWP 2/2006 (Illegal constructions in 200m no-development zone of CRZ III areas in Goa) (CRZ Violation)
• PIL WP 8/2006 – Jose Cruz Gomes V/s Cuncolim Municipal Council & ors (Construction of a Municipal Market in flood-prone low- lying area)
• WP 2/2006 – Floriano Lobo V/s State of Goa & ors (Constructions in mangrove area in Santacruz) (CRZ Violation)
• PIL WP 7/2006 – Jairam Karmalkar V/s State of Goa & ors (Noise Pollution by a nightclub and construction on sand dunes in Candolim) (CRZ violation)
• WP 375/2006 – Mildred Mendonca V/s State of Goa & ors (Construction of a beach resort in sand dune area) (CRZ Violation)
• SMWP 2/2007 (Garbage pollution in Goa)
• PIL WP 6/2007 – Betty Alvares V/s Candolim Village Panchayat & ors (Illegal constructions in 200m no development zone in Candolim) (CRZ Violation)
• PIL WP 11/2007 – Satish Banaulikar V/s State of Goa & ors (Illegal cutting of hillslopes in Goa) (Order of disposal)
• WP  167/2007 – Britto Amusements V/s State of Goa & ors (Legality of deckbeds and shacks on beaches of Goa)
• PIL WP 1/2008 – Villagers of Shirgao V/s Shirgao Nagarik Samiti & ors (Depletion  of water and destruction of agriculture caused by 3 mining companies)
• WP 813/2009 – Amar Patil  V/s State of Goa & ors (Development of plots for construction of houses in Command Area of  Anjunem Irrigation Project)
• PIL WP 1/2010 – Soter D’souza V/s State of Goa & ors (Water shortage in Porvorim)
• PIL SM 1/2010 – Construction of a PWD road and other development activity in CRZ I turtle nesting area at Galgibaga (CRZ Violation) (Order of disposal)

Adv. Norma Alvares Paper on PILs in Goa

The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Route to Environmental Security in India with special reference to the environment movement in Goa (2002)

The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Route to Environmental Security in India with special reference to the environment movement in Goa (2010) Updated