Authority: High Court of Bombay at Goa
Order Date: 26 October 2026
Case Overview
- Applicants: Alvito Joseph August D Silva and others (ANR) filed a miscellaneous civil application (No.381 of 2026) seeking return of costs deposited during the hearing of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Writ Petition No.2 of 2025.
- Respondents: State of Goa, the Chief Secretary and five others.
- The costs of Rs 1,00,000 were deposited in the Court Registry as per the proceedings of the PIL.
- The Court, referring to paragraph 35 of its judgment dated 08 May 2025 which recorded an “Easy on costs” approach, considered the application.
- The bench comprised Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar.
Final Outcome
- The Court ordered that Rs 50,000 of the deposited amount be refunded to the applicant, Alvito Joseph August D Silva, to be credited to his Bank of Baroda account:
- Account No.: 88880100004933
- IFSC: BARB0DBPOMB
- The remaining Rs 50,000 shall be transferred to the Goa High Court Bar Association for use in lawyer training programmes on Public Interest Litigation, to be credited to its Bank of India account:
- Account No.: 100710100010906
- IFSC: BKID0001020
- MICR: 403013004
- Address: Dempo House, Post Box No.291, Campal, Panjim, Goa.
- The miscellaneous civil application is disposed of in these terms.
Topics: Costs Refund, Public Interest Litigation, Legal Training