Authority: High Court of Bombay at Goa
Order Date: 3 September 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Appellants are eight members of the Parvatkar family (Vilas Suryakant Parvatkar, Saroja Vilas Parvatkar, Suhas Suriacanta Parvatkar, Shobhana Parvatkar, Pradipa Suryacanta Parvatkar, Nita Keshav Parvatkar, Kiran Suryakant Parvatkar, Kalpana K. Parvatkar) and Defendant 9, Shri Chandreshwar Bhutnath Saunsthan (a Devasthan). Respondent 1 is Balkrishna Vinayak Prabhu Dessai.
- Original suit: Special Civil Suit No.3/2023 concerning ownership of land Survey No.6/0 part of Village Amona, claimed by the temple as mahajan.
- Trial Court (Civil Judge, Senior Division, Quepem) dated 01‑04‑2023 granted a temporary injunction restraining defendants 1‑8 from dealing with the suit property.
- Appeal filed under Order 43 CPC arguing that the Deed of Exchange between the temple and the Parvatkar family was valid under Devasthan Regulations and that the injunction should be set aside, also seeking similar restraint on the temple.
Final Outcome
- The appellate court upheld the trial court’s injunction against defendants 1‑8 concerning Survey No.6/0 (Village Amona).
- In addition, the court imposed a corresponding temporary injunction on Defendant 9 (the temple) restraining it from exercising any right under the Deed of Exchange dated 20‑10‑2021, including development or creation of third‑party rights over Survey Nos.79/3, 90/3, 80/1, 80/2, 84/5, 87/8, 88/2 and 88/4 (Village Paroda) till the disposal of Special Civil Suit No.3/2023.
- The appeal is disposed of with the order modified as above.
Topics: Court Order, Land Exchange, Injunction