»Public Interest Petitions

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.

Goa Foundation applications/petitions in the Supreme Court of India

  • W.P. No.460/2004 (Challenge to grant of post-facto environment clearances)

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)