The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s son for allegedly damaging an eco-sensitive zone while building an eco-tourism resort, reports said. The court issued the notice based on a petition filed by a member of the Netravali village panchayat.
Abhijit Dessai had asked the court to issue a stay order on the construction of a resort near the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary in South Goa, IANSreported. The court ordered Hideaway Hospitality promoter Abhijat Parrikar, the state chief secretary, the secretary of environment and forests, the principal chief conservator of forests and others to respond to the notice by March 11.