Supreme Court asks Goa Foundation to approach High Court for preservation of protected monuments at Old Goa

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    Digital Goa, Feb 2- Supreme Court today asked Goa Foundation to move the High Court for protection of a monument of national importance in Goa including those at Old Goa. The Goa Foundation had filed a PIL before the apex court in this regards.”In the interest of justice, it is better that you go to High Court. Issue, as framed by you, is a slightly larger issue,” remarked the court before dictating the order. Goa Foundations PIL pertained to preservation of Survey No.4/1 of Village Ela (Old Goa), part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, in which two protected monuments ie Church of St. Cajetan and Viceroy’s Arch fall.