Advocates:
['ADV SHIVAN DESAI', '', 'ADV ANIROODH C SARDESAI', 'ADV KETAKI L PEDNEKAR', 'ADV JATIN RAMAIYA', 'ADV MAHESH AMONKAR', '', 'ADV PRADEEP B SAWANT', 'ADV MELWIN ASSIS VIEGAS']

WPCR Nos. 182, 183 and 184 of 2018

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 182 OF 2018

1.

Mr. Deepak Khalap, son of Surendra

Khalap, Major in age, Married, Indian

National, r/o B.S.T. Officer Quarters,

Opp. Bran Bavari House, Prabhadevi,

Mumbai 400 025.

2.

Mr. Sadashiv Khalap, son of Tarachand

Khalap, Major in age, Married, Indian

National, R/o H. No. 224/7, Khalap

Waddo, Mapusa, Bardez - Goa.

3.

Mrs. Kiran Tilve, wife of Rama Tilve,

Major in age, Married, Indian National,

R/o X 15, 4^th

Floor Kurtarkar

Commercial Arcade, Sadar, Ponda -

Goa.

4.

Mrs. Teja Saraf, Wife of Manoj Saraf,

Major in age, Married, Indian National,

R/o H. No. 144, B/9, Queeny Nagar,

Zariwada, Davorlim, Salcette – Goa.

5.

Mrs. Kanan Satish Kumar, Major in

age, Married, Indian National, R/o 28,

G/3 Opp. Adv Narulkar House, Post

Tivim Ind. Estate, Karaswada, Mapusa-

Goa.

6.

Mrs. Priya Pangam, wife of Rupesh

Pangam, Major in age, Married, Indian

National, R/o F/5, Ground Floor, Eden

Gardens, Near Forest Check Post, Acoi,

Karaswada, Tivim, Bardez-Goa.

7.

Mr. Shantiprasad Khalap, Major in age,

Indian National, R/o Near Ganesh

Temple, Khorlim, Mapusa, Bardez-Goa.

8.

Smt. Preetaam Khalap, son of

Tarachand Khalap, Major in age, Indian

National, R/o Near Ganesh Temple

Khorlim, Mapusa, Bardez-Goa.

…. Petitioners

Versus

WPCR Nos. 182, 183 and 184 of 2018

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1.

State Of Goa, Through the Public

Prosecutor, Panaji – Goa.

2.

Ms. Feliciana Mendonca, Major of age,

married, R/o ‘301’ Heredia Lotus New

I.C. Ext. Link Road, Kanderpada,

Dahisar (W), Mumbai - 400 068.

…. Respondents

WITH

CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 183 OF 2018

Mr. Sandip Ganguli, son of Sauren Ganguli,

major in age, Indian National, R/o 36, Sa

Francis Dasis Street, Kuruchikuppam,

Pondicherry – 605 001.

…. Petitioner

Versus

1.

State Of Goa, Through the Public

Prosecutor, Panaji – Goa.

2.

Ms. Feliciana Mendonca, Major of age,

married, R/o ‘301’ Heredia Lotus New

I.C. Ext. Link Road, Kanderpada,

Dahisar (W), Mumbai - 400 068.

…. Respondents

WITH

CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 184 OF 2018

Mr. Kashinath Khalap, son of Surendra

Khalap, major in age, Married, Indian

National, R/o H. No. 230/7, Angod, Khalap

Waddo, Mapusa-Bardez, Goa.

…. Petitioner

Versus

1.

State Of Goa, Through the Public

Prosecutor, Panaji – Goa.

2.

Ms. Feliciana Mendonca, Major of age,

married, R/o ‘301’ Heredia Lotus New

I.C. Ext. Link Road, Kanderpada,

Dahisar (W), Mumbai - 400 068.

…. Respondents

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Mr. Shivan Desai with Ms. Maria Viegas, Advocates for the

Petitioners.

Mr. Mahesh Amonkar, Additional Public Prosecutor for

Respondent No. 1.

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Mr. Melwin Viegas with Ms. Menaka Korgaonkar, Advocates for

Respondent No. 2.

Coram: M. S. JAWALKAR, J.

Reserved on : 8 ^th MARCH 2021

Pronounced on : 18

^th MARCH 2021

COMMON JUDGMENT:

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith at the

request and with the consent of the learned Counsel for

the parties.

2.

All these Criminal Writ Petitions are filed by the

petitioners challenging the order dated 07.08.2017, passed by

the learned JMFC, Pernem in Private Criminal Case No.

03/2016, issuing summons to the petitioners.

3.

The brief facts necessary for the disposal of Criminal

Writ Petition Nos. 182/2018 and 184/2018 may be stated thus:-

The Mamlatdar of Pernem in an ex parte proceeding

declared one Mrs. Felomena Mendonsa alias Felome D'Souza

as a tenant of property bearing survey no. 4/1, 5/1 and 5/7 of

village Tiracol, Pernem, Goa vide his order dated 30.06.1994.

On 13.07.2007, Kashinath Khalap filed a Regular

Civil Suit No. 35/2007 for negative declaration claiming that

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the entry of Mrs. Felomena Mendonsa in the tenants column is

erroneous and that she was not a tenant under the provisions

of Goa Agricultural Tenancy Act.

The learned Civil Judge Junior Division