2022:BHC-GOA:545-DB 26-WP-17-22.DOC Niti IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO.17/2022 PRAKASH @ PRASHANT PURSHOTTAM GAUNS DESSAI … PETITIONER Versus ADMINISTRATOR OF DEVALAYA/

MAMLATDAR OF QUEPEM & 4 ORS. …RESPONDENTS Mr. Chirag Angle, Advocate for the Petitioner.

Mr. D. Pangam, Advocate General with Ms. M. Correia, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 & 2.

Mr. Parag Wagle, Advocate for the Respondent Nos.3 & 5.

CORAM: M. S. SONAK &

R. N. LADDHA, JJ.

DATED: 11^th April 2022

ORAL ORDER :

1. Heard Mr. Chirag Angle, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Mr. D. Pangam, learned Advocate General, and Ms. M. Correia, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent nos.1 & 2, and Mr. Parag Wagle, the learned Counsel, appears for respondents nos.3 & 5. For the order which we propose to make an appearance of respondent no.4, who is incidentally the President of respondent no.3, is not required. Further, we are quite surprised that a Counsel appears for respondent no.3 but states that he has no instructions to appear on behalf of respondent no.4.

2. The petitioner, who claims to be a member/Mazan of Shree Sateri Shantadurga Devalaya alias Sateri Gramdevi of Xeldom