GOVERNMENT OF GOA

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Order

No. 40/16(5)/2016-MAG/Law & Order/1705

Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973

Whereas, Polling to the General Election to Goa

Village Panchayats-2017 is scheduled to be held on

11-06-2017 for the Village Panchayats in the State of

Goa and the Election Model Code of Conduct is

already in force;

And whereas, it is essential to conduct the

General Election in free and fair manner and to

maintain public peace, order and tranquility as per

provisions of Law and Model Code of Conduct which

has came into effect;

And whereas, it has come to the notice of the

undersigned that political disputes, confrontation

and violence start on the eve of the poll mainly due

to misuse of Hotels, Restaurants, Tea Shops, Pan Shops

and other food shops/joints (Dhabas, Gaddas) etc.,

while carrying out door to door campaigning or

intimidation of voters or influencing voters and due

to gathering any crowd at places within the vicinity

of 100 meters of the polling stations, which creates

nuisance and law and order problems.

Panaji, 9th June, 2017 (Jyaistha 19, 1939)

SERIES III No. 10

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2015-2017

EXTRAORDINARY

And whereas, I am satisfied that the

circumstances do not permit the serving, in due

time, of the notices individually upon the persons

against whom this order is directed and therefore,

under the powers vested in me under sub-section

(2) of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

1973, I hereby pass the order ex-parte.

Now therefore, I, Nila Mohanan, IAS, District

Magistrate, North Goa District in exercise of the

powers vested in me under sub-section (1) of

Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,

1973 hereby order that on the day of the poll viz

from 06:00 hrs. to midnight on 11-06-2017, all Hotels,

Restaurants, Bars, Tea shops, Pan shops, Eateries

and other Food shops/joints (Dhabas, Gaddas) etc.,

within the vicinity of 100 meters of any polling

stations in all the Village Panchayats going to

poll within North Goa District, shall remain closed

to avoid their misuse for campaigning or

intimidation of voters or influencing voters and I

further ban any gathering or crowd comprising of

more than 5 persons within 100 metres of any

polling stations in order to avoid occurrence of

any law and order problem.

Failure to comply with this order shall be liable

for penal action under Section 188 of Indian Penal

Code and other relevant provisions of laws in force.

Given under my hand and seal of this office, on

this 9th day of June, 2017.

Nila Mohanan, IAS,

District Magistrate,

North Goa.

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