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It has come to my attention after speaking to a lot of respected lawyers, social activists, knowledgeable property owners, senior citizens, etc. in Goa and through my personal observation, that there is a situation existing particularly in Goa of several hundred properties in Goa lying in limbo. What does this mean? This means that there are many homes closed and many vacant plots lying idle with their owners either passed away or out of the country or state. In many cases I have heard of such properties being encroached upon by outsiders resulting in many Goans losing their rights and their fortunes advertently or inadvertently. For those owners and their descendants living, it is proposed to enlighten them on the golden opportunity that their ancestors left them, and which they are missing out on. I personally believe that this situation is relevant to the parable in the Bible where in Matthew ch.25 v.14 a master gave his servants talents and expected them to grow and then condemned the servant who did nothing. Similarly our ancestors (the master) have bequeathed to us land and expected us to use the land to gain from it. But, if we choose to ignore the inheritance and leave it to its own destiny, we are not fulfilling the wishes of our ancestors. And we will lose big time on that inheritance. Yes, I have also heard of squabbling between the family members for the land and property left by their parents and ancestors and that is what I am addressing in this article. Rivalry between siblings and family members is common and we have to accept them. However, there is solution to that bickering. I am proposing setting up a Mediation Centre in Goa to address the conflict between family members and others for the property that is in contention. This Centre will be headed by a respected lawyer who will oversee a team of mediators who will undertake the mediation on a pilot program. If the first five cases are successful and the parties in question benefit from the mediation and the land is divided, developed, sold, disposed, bequeathed, etc. to everybody’s satisfaction, we will have achieved our mission and we can then expand the Centre. May I request you to kindly review this concept and if you believe that what I am suggesting is a healthy and productive process to bring back our Goans back to their ancestral property and to appreciate what their forefathers have done for them, kindly respond with your comments and provide your valuable feedback. On Friday, April 5, 2013 10:57:50 AM UTC-4, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया wrote: > > > My mother Olive Remedios was from Tabravaddo in Saligao and whenever I > come to Goa, I stay in Saligao near St.Anne's Chapel. > FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 [email protected] <javascript:> > Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings > Goa,1556 > http://www.scribd.com/doc/76671049/Goa1556-Catalogue-Books-from-Goa > -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
