Panaji: The Bombay high court on Monday directed the interim stay on bringing the new casino vessel into the Mandovi river will continue till the next hearing in Aug.The HC granted the petitioner, Enough is Enough, two weeks to file a rejoinder to the affidavit filed by the casino company. The court adjourned the hearing for Aug 18.On May 6, the HC, considering that the vessel did not possess a certificate of survey, directed that the vessel not sail into the Panaji port, i.e. in the Mandovi, without obtaining all the required certifications.The HC had directed that even if such certificates and requirements for sailing of the vessel into the Panaji port are obtained, the vessel shall not sail into the port without prior permission from the court.It permitted the casino company to file an appropriate application placing on record all permissions and certifications required under the Inland Vessels Act, 2021, or the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, whichever may be applicable to the vessel concerned.
