Digital Goa, July 7 – High Court today directed the Chief Secretary of Goa to produce interim guidelines intended to regulate the removal of unauthorized structures near protected monuments. Hearing a PIL filed pertaining to development work, unauthorized construction, and construction permissions near protected monuments in Goa, the division bench issued several directives to various authorities. The Village Panchayat of Se, Old Goa has been asked to file an affidavit regarding a stop-work order issued to private respondents. The National Monument Authority has been asked to file its reply affidavit within three weeks. “The Chief Secretary has been asked to place on record any guidelines if issued in pursuance to letter dated 15.10.2025 issued by the Director General of ASI; these guidelines were required to be issued as a stopgap arrangement under which permission with regard to removal of unauthorised structures in the interregnum”, stated the order.
