THE GOA FOUNDATION, THR. ITS SECRETARY, DR. CLAUDE ALVARES. vs THE STATE OF GOA, THR. ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND 4 ORS Advocate - DEEP D. SHIRODKAR, DEEP SHIRODKAR FOR RESP NO 1 AND 2 — PILWP/44/2024

Case under Bombay High Court P.i.l Rules, 2010 Section 4(e). Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM050022702024

Filing Number

PILWP/1669/2024

Filing Date

11-Jul-2024

Registration No

PILWP/44/2024

Registration Date

23-Oct-2024

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

JUDICIAL SECTION

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 19-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Bombay High Court P.i.l Rules, 2010 Section 4(e)
Constitution of India Section 14,21,39(B),48A,51A(g)AND226
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE GOA FOUNDATION, THR. ITS SECRETARY, DR. CLAUDE ALVARES.

    Adv. Om Anthony Dcosta,MALISA ZEMIRA SIMOES,MALISA ZEMIRA SIMOES, ,MALISA ZEMIRA SIMOES

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GOA, THR. ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND 4 ORS Advocate - DEEP D. SHIRODKAR, DEEP SHIRODKAR FOR RESP NO 1 AND 2

  2. 2.THE DIRECTORATE OF MINES AND GEOLOGY THR. ITS DIRECTOR

    Adv. DEEP SHIRODKAR (MEMO FILED)

  3. 3.THE MINISTRY OF MINES

    Adv. SOMNATH B. KARPE,SOMNATH KARPE ( MEMO FILED)

  4. 4.M/S. CHOWGULE AND COMPANY PVT. LTD., MININIG DIVISION

  5. 5.THE GOA MINERAL ORE EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION THR JT SECRETARY TEREZA MARIA G R RODRIGUES DE SOUZA

  6. 6.GOA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD THR MEMBER SECRETARY

    Adv. JOAQUIM GODINHO

  7. 7.VIJAY RAVALNATH GAONKAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

    Summary: The Goa Foundation v. State of Goa (PILWP/44/2024) Court Decision: The Bombay High Court dismissed the PIL challenging Clause 2(2) of Goa's 2023 Iron Ore Dump Handling Policy, which permits ex-mining lessees to remove inventoried dumps outside lease areas by paying conversion fees and royalties rather than through public auction. Key Reasoning: The court held that while Supreme Court precedents recognize the State as trustee of natural resources, no Supreme Court judgment mandated public auction for dump disposal specifically. The 2022 Supreme Court order explicitly approved dump mining "in accordance with Expert Committee recommendations," which left disposal methods to State discretion. The court distinguished dumps (created as waste byproducts under approved mining plans) from primary mineral extraction requiring auction under Section 10(B) of the MMDR Act, finding the Policy's transparent fee-based mechanism adequate and reasonable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 24-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  4. 24-Feb-2026

    For Final Hearing - Part Heard

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

  5. 23-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  6. 23-Feb-2026

    For Final Hearing - Part Heard

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

  7. 16-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  8. 16-Feb-2026

    For Final Hearing - Part Heard

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

  9. 12-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  10. 11-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  11. 11-Feb-2026

    For Final Hearing - Part Heard

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

  12. 10-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  13. 10-Feb-2026

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

  14. 09-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  15. 09-Feb-2026

    For Final Hearing - High On Board

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

  16. 04-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  17. 04-Feb-2026

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam , Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar

  18. 07-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Suman Shyam,hon'ble Shri Justice Amit S. JamsandekarView PDF

  19. 07-Jan-2026

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang V. Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. Chavan

  20. 09-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang V. Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. ChavanView PDF

  21. 09-Dec-2025

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang V. Kotwal , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. Chavan

  22. 26-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sarang V. Kotwal,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. ChavanView PDF

  23. 26-Nov-2025

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. Chavan

  24. 13-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. ChavanView PDF

  25. 13-Oct-2025

    For Admission - First On Board

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. Chavan

  26. 30-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Bharati Dangre,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashish S. ChavanView PDF

  27. 12-Mar-2025

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. Mehta

  28. 11-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. MehtaView PDF

  29. 11-Mar-2025

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. Mehta

  30. 18-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. MehtaView PDF

  31. 18-Feb-2025

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. Mehta

  32. 04-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. MehtaView PDF

  33. 04-Feb-2025

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. Mehta

  34. 14-Jan-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. MehtaView PDF

  35. 14-Jan-2025

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. Mehta

  36. 10-Dec-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. MehtaView PDF

  37. 10-Dec-2024

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. Mehta

  38. 13-Nov-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. MehtaView PDF

  39. 13-Nov-2024

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki Menezes

  40. 13-Nov-2024

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Ms Justice Nivedita P. Mehta

  41. 15-Oct-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki MenezesView PDF

  42. 15-Oct-2024

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki Menezes

  43. 24-Sep-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki MenezesView PDF

  44. 24-Sep-2024

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki Menezes

  45. 10-Sep-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki MenezesView PDF

  46. 10-Sep-2024

    For Admission - After Notice

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki Menezes

  47. 19-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki MenezesView PDF

  48. 19-Aug-2024

    For Admission - Fresh

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki Menezes

  49. 15-Jul-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki MenezesView PDF

  50. 15-Jul-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  51. 11-Jul-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. PILWP/44/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Goa Foundation v. State of Goa (PILWP/44/2024) Court Decision: The Bombay High Court dismissed the PIL challenging Clause 2(2) of Goa's 2023 Iron Ore Dump Handling Policy, which permits ex-mining lessees to remove inventoried dumps outside lease areas by paying conversion fees and royalties rather than through public auction. Key Reasoning: The court held that while Supreme Court precedents recognize the State as trustee of natural resources, no Supreme Court judgment mandated public auction for dump disposal specifically. The 2022 Supreme Court order explicitly approved dump mining "in accordance with Expert Committee recommendations," which left disposal methods to State discretion. The court distinguished dumps (created as waste byproducts under approved mining plans) from primary mineral extraction requiring auction under Section 10(B) of the MMDR Act, finding the Policy's transparent fee-based mechanism adequate and reasonable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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