IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 657 OF 2009 SHRI. PISSO SHAMBA SAWANT ... Petitioner Versus VILLAGE PANCHAYAT VOLVOI, PONDA -GOA ... Respondent Mr. Ulhas Tari, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. P.C. Chawdikar, Advocate for the respondent. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 14th October, 2009 P.C. Heard. This petition is directed against order dated 30.9.09 of the Additional Director of Panchayat by which the appeal filed by the petitioner has been dismissed. Earlier a show cause notice was issued to the petitioner by the Panchayat dated 11.2.2008 and thereafter on 17.2.08 the petitioner's hut was ordered to be demolished. Both the authorities below have come to the conclusion that the petitioner's hut is illegal as it is erected without the necessary permission as required under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. Counsel on behalf of the petitioner submits that the said hut has been existing even prior to the liberation of Goa. However, from the very documents produced by the petitioner it can be seen that the hut was erected in the year 1970 or thereabout and according to the petitioner himself it was used for storage of fish, etc. In reply dated 15.9.92, the petitioner claims that he has been residing in the said hut for the last 25 years. This reply vis-a-vis the reply dated 17.1.08 shows the falsity of the claim of the petitioner. The petitioner was unable to produce any permission having been obtained by the petitioner under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 or law in force prior to it i.e. the Regulation. Hence, the petition is hereby dismissed. N. A. BRITTO, J. oc