Authority: High Court of Bombay at Goa
Order Date: 21st October 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Ryago Homes Pvt. Ltd (through Director Akshay Chaudhry) vs. State of Goa, Chief Secretary and Panchayat of Assagao.
- Background: On 28 Feb 2025 Ryago Homes applied for a construction licence for a compound wall on Survey No. 69/1, Assagao. Site inspection on 17 Apr 2025 reported no proper access or demarcation; Panchayat rejected the application on 19 Apr 2025.
- The petitioner held a valid title (sale deed dated 3 Feb 2023), land classified as settlement zone with FAR 50, and a technical clearance order from the Town & Country Planning Department dated 4 Feb 2025.
- Additional Director of Panchayats‑I issued a judgment on 30 Oct 2025 directing the Panchayat to grant the licence, considering the Regional Plan 2021 which shows an eight‑metre access road through Survey No. 74/1, later corrected by Notification No. 44/17(2)/RPG‑21/Assagao/Road/TCP‑2023/66.
- Respondent Panchayat filed Civil Revision Application No. 87/2025; District Judge‑2 set aside the Director’s order on 20 Jan 2026, upholding the Panchayat’s rejection, relying on Section 132 of the Goa Town & Country Planning Act which requires a connecting road.
- The High Court examined Regulation 3, Regulation 4.11 (limits for land‑locked development), Regulation 11 (compound wall permissions), Section 16 of the Town & Country Planning Act, and the 2023 notification correcting the road alignment.
Final Outcome
- The High Court restored the Additional Director’s order dated 30 Oct 2025, directing the Panchayat to issue the construction licence for the compound wall as sought by Ryago Homes, thereby overturning the District Judge’s January 2026 order.
Topics: Construction Licence, Land Development Regulation