IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 631 OF 2008 VILLAGE PANCHAYAT CALANGUTE THROUGH SECRETARY ... Petitioner Versus THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT I AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. P. A. Kamat, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S. Bandodkar, Additional Government Advocate for the respondent no.1. Mr. S. N. Joshi, Advocate for the respondent no.2. For R-2 Coram:- A. P. LAVANDE, J. Date:- 28th November, 2008 P.C. By this petition, the petitioner, Village Panchayat of Calangute challenges the order passed by the respondent no.1 directing the Secretary of the petitioner to give No objection Certificate for sale of liquor to respondent no.2 within eight days. According to the petitioner, the distance between the place where the respondent no.2 is going to serve liquor is less than 100 mtrs. from Little Flower of Jesus High School and therefore in terms of Rule 90 (4) (a) of Goa Excise Duty Rules 1964, no licence can be granted to an applicant if the premises in which he proposed to open liquor shops are within a raidus of 100 metres from an educational institution or place of worship. The communication dated 20.08.2008 addressed by the Excise Inspector, Bardez to the respondent no.1 discloses that the crow fly distance which was measured from the entrance of the propose premises to the entrance of the Little Flower of Jesus High School is 103 mtrs. and the accessible distance from the gate of Little Flower of Jesus High School by road is 525 mtrs. Similarly, the communication dated 25.09.2008 addressed by the Town Planner to the respondent no.1 discloses that the shortest accessible distance between the entrance of the premises of Little Flower of Jesus High School is approximately 450 mtrs. In view of the above communications, it is clear that the case of the petitioner that the licence is being granted in violation of Rule 90 (4) (a) has no merit. Therefore, I find that the petitioner has not made out any case for interference by this Court. Hence the petition is dismissed. A. P. LAVANDE, J. lh/.