Goa, Oct. 21 -- The High Court of Bombay at Goa has issued contempt notices to Mahesh Mesta and Vedant Chodankar for allegedly assaulting Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) officials at Sada and obstructing compliance with its directions. The officials had gone to barricade the site and take possession of the land following the demolition of the illegal "Murgaocha Raja" shed.

The structure, located on MPA land, had been used for annual Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations for over 15 years.

The Mormugao Municipal Council began dismantling the shed on October 6 after the court criticised delays in enforcing its demolition directions. An earlier September 30 deadline had not been met.

The council subsequently informed the court that demolition was c...