GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Home
Home—General Division
Office of the Collector & District Magistrate,
South Goa
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Order
No. 37/9/2015/QUR-FES/MAG-X/9057
Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of 1973
Whereas, meetings were held by the Hon’ble
Minister (Animal Husbandry) on 12-07-2019 at
10.30 a.m at Secretariat, Porvorim & Hon’ble Chief
Minister on 02-08-2019 at 4.00 p.m. in the Chief
Ministers Chamber, Porvorim to discuss in detail and
to make preparatory arrangements for the
performance of Qurbani Festival to be held from 12th
to 14th August, 2019;
And whereas, The Addl. District Magistrate,
Ponda, vide letter dated 01-8-2019 has submitted, as
informed by SDM, Ponda that Qurbani Festival is
slated to be celebrated on 11-08-2019 and inorder to
keep strict vigil and monitor activities on
transportation of animals from other States via
Mollem gate in Dharbandora and Pollem gate in
Canacona has requested to issue Order under Section
144 Cr. P. C. of 1973 at the Goa meat complex from
07-8-2019 to 12-8-2019;
And whereas, as per pratice, All Goa Muslim
Jamaats will be transporting animals from other
States via Mollem Gate in Dharbandora Taluka and
Pollem gate in Canacona Taluka to be slaughtered at
the Modernized Abattoir, Usgao during Qurbani
Festival;
Panaji, 14th August, 2019 (Sravana 23, 1941)
SERIES III No. 19
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20
EXTRAORDINARY
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And whereas, the said transportation shall
commence from 07-08-2019 to 14-08-2019;
And whereas as per discussions held during
the meeting convened by the Hon’ble Minister for
(Animal Husbandry) on 12-07-2019 & by Hon’ble
Chief Minister on 02-08-2019 at 4.00 p.m. these
animals would be kept at Modernized Abattoir,
Usgao few day prior to Qurbani Festival.
And whereas, the representative of the
Department of Food and Drugs Administration and
Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary
Services shall be placed for duty at the Mollem
gate in Dharbandora and Pollem gate in Canacona
to ensure compliance of various provisions as per
the Act of the Department relating to the
transportation of animals and directions of the
Hon’ble High Court of Bombay at Goa vide Order
dated 18-09-2014 in Writ Petition No. 540/2014,
during Qurbani Festival.
And whereas, during Qurbani Festival, bulls are
being slaughtered at the Modernized Abattoir
situated at Usgao, which as of now is being
monitored by the Hon’ble High Court of Bombay
at Panaji and in furtherance to the directives
issued by the Hon’ble High Court, a Committee is
constituted to monitor the entry of cattle that
would be taken inside the Modernized Abattoir
for the purpose of slaughter;
And whereas, in the past some incidents have
occurred whereby some NGO’s/Cow vigilantes had
converged at a distance of about 30 mts. away
from the Modernized Abattoir and were chanting
bhajans by displaying some anti-slaughter banners;
And whereas, such, situations can recur and
cause intimidation and provocation among the
members of the society;