Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/09/2014 regarding allegedly illegal constructions raised by the appellants. The Court has noted that "The constructions raised by the appellants are not per se illegal in the conventional sense. They are not without permission and sanction of the competent authority. What has been alleged by the State and has been approved by the High Court is that such constructions are in derogation of the environmental guidelines in force warranting demolition of the same as a step to safeguard the environment of the beaches in Goa."