JUDGMENT

1. This appeal has been filed, under Section 18(1) read-with Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, against the order dated 13.10.2022 passed by the respondent No.1- Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) directing the appellant to demolish the structures in the property bearing Survey No.12/1 of Village Sernabatim, Salcette-Goa within a period of 30 days from the date of decision taken in 325^th Meeting of the respondent No.1- GCZMA held on 30.09.2022 and 04.10.2022.

2. In brief, the facts of this case are that the ancestors of the appellant had constructed a house in the property bearing Survey No.12/1 of Village Sernabatim in the year 1948, after obtaining permission from “Camara Municipal De Salcette”, the then administrative body in the erstwhile Portuguese regime, having jurisdiction over the Villages of Salcette Taluka. The said structure was repaired by the father of appellant in the year 1979 after obtaining the permission for repair and renovation from the Village Panchayat of Sernabatim, Vanelim & Colva. The ancestors of appellant and the appellant were always in possession of the said property since 1948 and therefore, the appellant subsequent