CONTEMPT NOTICE: MARGAO BUSINEESMAN TENDERS
UNCONDITIONAL APOLOGY TO HC
Margao businessman Mr. Ramdas Naik today tendered an unconditional apology
to the Panaji Bench of the High Court in response to a notice issued to him
last week by Justice F.I Rebello as to why proceedings should not be
initiated against him under the contempt of Court law.
The matter in question is an illegal construction in the verandah of Santa
Almas chapel on station Road at Margao which was earlier demolished on three
occasions by the Margao Municipal Council.
Aggrieved by the inaction of the Municipal authorities to demolish the
illegal structure again, a devotee of Santa Almas Chapel Mr. Armando Dias
represented by Adv. Aires Rodrigues approached the High Court which directed
Mr. Naik to remove the shutter and directed the Municipal Appellate tribunal
to dispose within three months Mr. Naik's appeal against the Margao
Municipal Council's demolition notice within three months.
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Mr. Naik removed the rolling shutter and replaced it with a thick wooden
door against which the Petitioner Mr. Armando Dias moved the Court again
through a contempt petition but Mr. Naik in his affidavit today stated that
as soon as he received the contempt notice he removed the wooden sheets.
When the matter came up for hearing today Advocate Aires Rodrigues
representing Mr. Armando Dias submitted that the removal of the shutter was
just an eye-wash and that Mr. Naik had inserted a wooden door in clear
contempt of the Court's earlier directive,
The Court adjourned the matter to August 8th to enable the petitioner
Armando Dias to submit further evidence that Mr. Naik was still violating
the court order.
As directed by the High Court the Chief Officer of Margao Municipal Council
also inspected the site and submitted a report today that the rolling
shutter has been removed but the rolling shutter frame is still existing.
Mr. Ramdas Naik is being represented by Adv. Saresh Lotlikar while Adv.
Aires Rodrigues is appearing for the Petitioner.
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