IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 85 OF 2009 MR. OSCAR MASCARENHAS THROUGH ATTORNEY ANTHONY L. D\'SOUZA ... Petitioner Versus THE GOA STATE COSTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. Shivan Dessai, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M. Salkar, Additional Government Advocate for the respondents. Coram:- C. L. PANGARKAR, J. Date:- 30th March, 2009 P.C. This writ petition has been filed against the order passed by the Goa State Coastal Zone Management Authority on 31.12.2008. 2. The petitioner is said to be the owner of the property bearing survey no.164/19 of Candolim village. Notice was issued to the petitioner to show cause why his structure should not be demolished since the said structure falls within the restricted area, as defined under the Notification. It is the contention of the petitioner that after this Notice was issued, the plaintiff could not produce the concerned documents before the Authority to establish that the construction made was prior to the Notification issued by CRZ Authority. In view of the fact that the said documents could not be produced by the plaintiff, the order for demolition was passed on 31.12.2008 by that Authority. 3. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner and the respondents. 4. The main contention of the petitioners is that no proper opportunity was given to him to produce the concerned documents before the concerned authority, to establish that the said construction was prior to 1991, the same was not liable to be demolished. The counsel for the petitioner also stated that the petitioner was in Dubai and the holder of power of attorney did not find the concerned documents and could not place them before the concerned authority. He submitted that the petitioner could not therefore, establish that the construction was made prior to 1991. The petitioner has placed the concerned documents before this Court, which were not produced before the respondents. After having gone through the documents, it is apparent, that these documents need to be considered and the petitioner needs to be heard before the construction is demolished. In view of this, it is necessary to remit the matter back to the concerned Authority. 5. The matter stands remitted back to the Goa State Coastal Zone Management Authority for decision. The petitioner is at liberty to produce all such documents within a period of one month from the date of communication of the order before the authority. Thereafter the concerned Authority may take a decision within a period of one month. The order dated 31.12.2008 is therefore, set aside with directions as above. No order as to costs. C. L. PANGARKAR, J. lh/.