U.V. Bakre, J.

A letter dated 31/08/1999 was received from the petitioner of Writ Petition No. 168/2000. By this letter, the petitioner brought to the attention of this Court the alleged illegalities committed by respondents no. 7 and 8 by purchasing a large number of paddy fields at Goa Velha bearing survey nos. 14/1 to 14/35 and by illegally converting them into developed plots for sale. It was alleged that he had complained to the village Panchayat of St. Andre, Collector of North Goa, Directorate of Health Services, Directorate of Panchayats, Block development office and Town and Country Planning Department. It was also alleged that the said activities damaged the paddy fields and caused ecological imbalance inter alia, by the land being filled up with mud, which in turn, obstructed the free flow of water, resulting in floods and losses to the farmers and tenants. The petitioner further alleged that his complaints to the authorities remained unanswered and, in fact, the Town and County Planning Department gave approvals to the agricultural fields/lands for being subdivided to enable the construction of houses.

2. By order dated 14/06/2000, this Court directed that the s