:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NOS. 478, 479, 480 & 481 OF 2010 IN SUO MOTU WRIT PETITION NO. 2 OF 2007 MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 478 OF 2010 Village Panchayat Loliem through its Sarpanch, having office at Loliem, Canacona Taluka Goa. ... Applicant V e r s us Sate of Goa & 44 Others ... Respondents MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 479 OF 2010 Village Panchayat Poinguinim, through its Sarpanch, having office at Poinguinim, Canacona Taluka Goa. ... Applicant V e r s us Sate of Goa & 44 Others ... Respondents MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 480 OF 2010 Village Panchayat Agonda, through its Sarpanch, having office at Agonda, Canacona Taluka Goa. ... Applicant V e r s us Sate of Goa & 44 Others ... Respondents :2: MISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 481 OF 2010 Village Panchayat Cola through its Sarpanch, having office at Cola, Canacona Taluka Goa. ... Applicant V e r s us Sate of Goa & 44 Others ... Respondents Mr. P. A. Kamat, Advocate for the Applicant. Ms. Norma Alvares, Amicus Curiae. Mr. M. Salkar, Addl. Government Advocate for the Respondent Nos. 1, 3 to 6. Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate with Mr. D. Lawande, Advocate for the Respondent No. 2. CORAM : A. S. OKA & F. M. REIS, JJ. DATED: 26TH JULY, 2010 . P.C.: These are the applications made by the four different Village Panchayats seeking the following prayer :- “That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to modify order dated 22.6.2010 and the interim order in respect of compliance of the said orders by the applicant panchayat and discharge the applicant panchayat from setting up of garbage composting units “ 2. We have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the Applicant – Village Panchayat. There was an ad-interim order passed by :3: this Court in Suo Motu Writ Petition No. 2 of 2007 dated 18th February, 2009. One of the directions issued under the said order was that the Panchayats shall make appropriate arrangements for composting of the biodegradable waste. The Panchayats were granted time of six weeks to locate the place for biodegradable waste and commence composting on that basis at the said site/sites. 3. Perusal of the applications show that the case made out by the Panchayats is that the requirement for setting up of garbage composting units be dispensed with on the ground that there is no much biodegradable waste created in the concerned villages. The learned Counsel appearing for the Applicants stated that in fact composting units have been erected by the said Panchayats. 4. Even assuming that what is stated in the application is correct that there is no much biodegradable waste created in the villages, we see no reason for dispensing with the requirement of setting up of garbage composting units. No case is made out for modification of the interim order. Applications are rejected. A. S. OKA, J F.M.REIS, J at*