(1.) Introduction : Two persons have structures on their property, and that property stands covered by Coastal Zone Regulations. They both are using the structures commercially. Complained against and put on notice, they have contended before the authorities that the structures, erected before 1991, offend no Regulation. But the authorities held otherwise. Aggrieved, they filed writ petitions, withdrew them, and went before the National Green Tribunal but lost. Now, they have filed these writ petitions.
(2.) Given the alternative remedy under Sec. 22 of the National Green Tribunals Act 2010, can these two persons sustain their writ petitions?
(3.) Petitioner Prasad Naik owns properties in his village, Penha de Franca. That property has structures, said to have been raised before 1991. In one part of the building, Prasad runs a general store; in the other part, his sister-in-law, Mrs. Sonal S. Naik, runs a wine shop. To run those businesses, both have the required licenses, including the trade license. During his lifetime, before 1991, Prasad's father also had a small store in the property.