THE TELANGANA GAZETTE
PART–II EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 129-A] HYDERABAD, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
(SPL. LAW & ORDER)
DECLARATION OF THE STUDENTS ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF INDIA (SIMI) AS AN UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATION BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT UNDER SECTION 3 (1) OF THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967 (37 OF 1967) EXERCISING THE POWERS UNDER SECTIONS 7 AND 8 OF THE ACT - DIRECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO EXERCISE THE POWERS BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT, COLLECTORS & DISTRICT MAGISTRATES AND COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE.
[G .O.Ms. No. 148, General Administration (SPL. LAW & ORDER) Dated : 3rd June, 2024].
The following Notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi S.O. 354 (E), Dated : 29-01-2024 is republished :-
S.O. 354 (E) :- whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (3) of section 3 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Central Government had declared the "Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)" to be an unlawful association vide notification number S.O. 354(E), dated : 29-01-2024 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) the Central Government vide notification S.O. 475 (E) MHA, New Delhi dated : 05-02-2024 directed that all the powers which are exercisable by it under section 7 and 8 of the said Act, shall be exercised also by the State Governments and Union territory administrations in relation to the above said unlawful association.
Now, therefore, in terms of the Central Government directions communicated in the letter 3rd read above, the State Government hereby directs that the powers conferred under section 7 and 8 of the said Act shall be exercised by all the Collectors and District Magistrates and the Commissioners of Police in Telangana State in relation to the above said unlawful association.
(F.No. 14017/8/2024-NI-MFO)
PRAVEEN VASHISTA, Addl. Secretary.
SANTHI KUMARI, Chief Secretary to Government. Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Government of Telangana at Government Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad. G –168.