PANJIM: The hot and happening party spot Vanila Lounge Bar will be totally removed and the place will be resorted back to its natural form within 14 days.
Rinan Ismail, partner at Vanila Lounge Bar, gave an undertaking to the High Court that that the structure will be totally removed and resorted back to its natural, original form within 14 days.
The Division bench of Justice RS Mohite and Justice NA Britto also made it clear that Vanila Lounge Bar will not be allowed to carry out any business in the premise. However, the Court has given them liberty to apply again next year for permissions to construct a structure or to obtain other necessary permissions as permitted under the law.
It must recalled that the owners of Vanila Lounge Bar had filed a petition on Tuesday, challenging the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority's demolition order of June 11, 2007 directing Vanila Lounge to demolish the structure. They have also challenged the validity of the notification dated February 19, 1991 of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, as the same purports to apply to non-industrial premises or structures.
Stating that the Vanila Lounge is a temporary structure, the petition submitted that no permission under Environment (Protection) Act or Rules or Notifications issued there under, is necessary or required for erecting temporary structures in CRZ since temporary structures have temporary periods and they are removable after the expiry of the periods.
Meanwhile, Vanila Lounge is at liberty to apply to the Panchayat not to initiate any action against them. It must be recalled that the High Court, w hile disposing off the PIL filed Dr Jairam Karmalkar had asked the Panchayat to issue a show cause notice within 10 days to Vanilla Lounge and take a final action within 60 days. The permission from the Panchayat to construct a temporary structure expired on May 31, 2007.
(an earlier version of the story appeared in Gomantak Times, Panaji edition)
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