Overview
- The court converted a private civil suit over the Birch by Romeo Lane fire into a suo motu public interest case focused on systemic failures.
- Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa was appointed amicus curiae to file an exhaustive memo covering illegal structures and licensing across Goa.
- The state government was directed to submit a detailed response on permissions granted and proposed corrective steps, including officer accountability.
- Proceedings were listed for early January, with reports noting either January 8 or January 12 for the next hearing.
- Investigations have cited expired trade licences and a stayed demolition order as factors that allowed operations to continue, with five staff arrested and the co-owner brothers detained in Thailand as deportation processes move forward.