Bombay HC bars entry of Deltin company’s new casino vessel into Goa’s Mandovi river

PANAJI: (May 7) The Bombay High Court has barred the entry of Deltin company’s new casino vessel, which is set to replace its old ship, into Goa’s Mandovi river, stating that it has to obtain the required certifications and also court’s permission before sailing into the Panaji port.

The Goa bench of the high court, comprising Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit S Jamsandekar, pronounced its interim order on May 6 on the writ petition filed by Goan freedom fighter Libia Lobo Sardesai, writer Uday Bhembre, and social activists Sudeep Tamankar and Harish Madkaikar under the banner of ‘Enough Is Enough Movement’.

The petitioners contended that the new vessel is bigger by size and capacity as compared to the existing one.