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No. 188 Poudouchéry Jeudi 31 Décembre 2020 (10 Pausa 1942)
No. Puducherry Thursday 31st December 2020
IN THE COURT OF THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AT PUDUCHERRY
No. 15403/DM/RO/TAH/D2/2020,
Puducherry, dated 29th December 2020.
Present : PURVA GARG, I.A.S.,
District Magistrate, Puducherry.
ORDER
(Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C.)
Whereas, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has announced various relaxations over time to the restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 as the virulence of the disease is in mitigation;
And whereas, this District Administration has issued various orders to reopen more general public activities in a calibrated manner outside containment zones including full functioning of Government Offices to cater the needs of the general public of Puducherry;
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 1142 1142And whereas, it has been brought to the notice of the undersigned that various Associations, Political Parties, Unions, etc., are misusing the relaxations issued by this District Administration and gathering in front of Government Offices and Hospitals in significant numbers without social distancing norms or safety precautions in the name of protests/demonstrations/agitations, blocking the road and causing hindrance to free flow of traffic risking road safety. Such gatherings also cause disturbance to the general public visiting the offices / hospitals and jeopardize the containment of COVID-19;
Now, therefore, I, Purva Garg, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Puducherry, in exercise the powers conferred up on me under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, do hereby order that no gathering of five or more persons in the name of agitation/protests/demonstrations/rally shall be carried out within 500 mts. of the following Government Offices in Puducherry namely, the Office of the Hon'ble Lieutenant-Governor (Raj Nivas), the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Secretariat, Office of the District Collector, Offices of the Subdivisional Magistrate – North and South, Puducherry and Government Hospitals namely, JIPMER, Gorimedu and IGMC & RI, Kathirkamam, Puducherry.
PURVA GARG, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Puducherry.