Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Tree Officer's Order to Install Net on Coconut Trees — Held that the Trees' Leaning and Falling Nuts/Leaves Justified Invocation of Section 12-A of Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act, 1984. The Court ruled that the jurisdictional parameters under Section 12-A of the Act were satisfied as the trees posed a danger to life and property despite being healthy, due to their leaning orientation and potential for falling nuts and leaves, upholding the Tree Officer's proportionate directions.
11 Apr 2017This criminal writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India arose from a dispute between neighbours over three coconut trees located on...
