Big Relief to Baithkol Residents High Court Dharwad Bench grants Stay

Karwar : Big relief to the residents of Baithkol village near here as the Dharwad Bench of Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka granted stay and directed the Deputy Director General, Project Implementation, Project Seabird, Naval Base, Arga. not to proceed with the construction till the next date of hearing.
The protest was spearheaded by the President of Baitkhol-Aligadda Nivasitar Sangh, Preetam Masurkar. All the members of the Association and residents of Baithkol are fighting against the illegal construction of a road on the hill adjacent to Baithkol village.
In the petition it was prayed that the illegal construction activity by SeaBird may result in loss of life.

In HC, Residents Cited the incident that took place at Madikeri

The residents of Goudawada Baithkol and others filed a writ petition in High Court of Karnataka apprehending construction activity by the Deputy Director General, Project Implementation, Project Seabird, Naval Base, Arga and others which may result in loss of life and damage to property. Citing the incident that took place at Madikeri, they pointed out that the construction may bring the same fate. Hon’ble High Court on finding some force in the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and also seeing the photographs, Court held that if the Seabird authorities are permitted to carryout construction activities, there is every possibility that may lead to long term risks and costal erosion and may also have negative impact on costal ecosystem. Therefore the respondents were directed to demonstrate before the HC Bench as to whether proposed construction is in consonance with costal regulation zones.

Order: “Therefore, this Court deems it fit to grant some protection against the proposed construction activity at Goudawada, Baithol. The respondents 4 to 6 are directed not to proceed with the construction till the next date of hearing. However, it is open for the respondents 4 to 6 to file application along with statement of objections seeking vacation of interim order passed by this Court today”.
Smt. Rama N. Gouda, 2. Smt.Kusuma A.Joshi, 3. Smt. Krishnabai A.Gouda, 4. Smt.Alka Pundlik Bhongle, 5. Smt.Malini R Pednekar, 6.Smt. Geeta R.Gouda, 7. Smt.Kusuma L. Gouda, 8. Smt.Mohini Gajanan Gouda are the Petitioners.
Whereas, 1. The Deputy Commissioner., 2. The Deputy Conservator of Forest, 3. The Senior Geologist. 4. The Union of India, 5. The Director General, Project Seabird, 6. The Deputy Director General, Project Implementation, Project Seabird, Naval Base, Arga are the Respondents.