(Spl.-H.C.A.S.,C.D.,78-e) FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 562 OF 2003. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Note, Office Memoranda of Quorum, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s Orders orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Petitioner No.1 in person. Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, Advocate General with Mr. N.K. Sawaikar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for the Respondents No.1 to 4. CORAM : N. N. MHATRE & P. V. HARDAS, JJ. DATE: 7TH JANUARY, 2004. P.C.: By this petition, a prayer is sought that the respondents No.1 to 4 should be directed to implement the Guidelines issued by the Apex Court in the case of S. Jagannath S. Jagannath S. Jagannath V/s. V/s. V/s. Union of India and Others Union of India and Others Union of India and Others reported in A.I.R. 1997 S.C. 811 in order to curb the illegal shrimp farming which, according to the Petitioners, is proceeding unabated. An affidavit has been filed on 15th December, 2003 by the Director of Directorate of Fisheries, Panaji, Goa, stating therein that the Collector, South Goa has found that - 2 - out of 25 cases complained of, 23 farmers were farming shrimps, illegally. Accordingly the Collector had issued show cause notices on 4th December, 2003 to 23 owners of illegal farms directing them to stop activities on the illegal farms by 1st January, 2004 or to show cause why action should not be taken against them in accordance with Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. In view of the averments made in this affidavit filed on 15th December, 2003, nothing survives in the Petition. Petition disposed of accordingly. NISHITA NISHITA NISHITA MHATRE, J. MHATRE, J. MHATRE, J. sl. sl. sl. P.V. P.V. P.V. HARDAS, J. HARDAS, J. HARDAS, J.