Goa Gazette, No. 2021-19, 07 August 2020

Panaji, 7th August, 2020 (Sravana 16, 1942) SERIES III No. 19 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Home

Home—General Division

Office of the Collector & District Magistrate,

South Goa ___

And whereas, as per practice, 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;

And whereas, the said transportation shall

commence from 27-7-2020 to 04-08-2020;

Order

No. 37/9/2015/QUR-FES/MAG-X/8909

Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973

Whereas, the Under Secretary (Home), Govern- ment of Goa, Home Department (F&CD), (Foreigners & Citizenship Division), Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa vide letter No. 6/2/2020-HD(F&CD)/159 dated 21-07-2020 has forwarded a letter dated 02-07-2020 from the President, Association of All Goa Muslim Jamats, Panaji-Goa for making necessary arrangement for performing Annual Quarbani from 31-07-2020 to 02-08-2020;

And whereas, the Dy. Collector & SDM, Ponda vide letter No. SDM/PON/MAG/2020/1798 dated 27-07-2020 has forwarded a letter dated 24-07-2020 of the Sub Divisional Police Officer, Ponda regarding Quarbani at Modernized Abattoir at Goa Meat Complex at Usgao, Ponda-Goa from 31-07-2020 to 02-08-2020 and requested to issue Order under Section 144 Cr. P. C. of 1973 at the Goa meat complex at Usgao, Ponda during the Quarbani 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 a situation may cause tension in the society leading to breach of communal peace and tranquility;

And whereas, it is expedient to take preventive action to avoid violence and serious law and order problems;

And whereas, the circumstances do not permit

serving of the notice in due time individually;

Now therefore, I, Ajit Roy, IAS, District Magistrate, South Goa District, Margao am of opinion that preventive action is required and hence it is necessary to impose provisions of Section 144 Cr. P. C. Therefore, in exercise of the powers vested unto me under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, I hereby prohibit gathering of 4 or more persons in and around the periphery of the compound wall of the Modernized Abattoir situated at Usgao, Ponda-Goa and within 4 km. radius from the compound wall of Modernized Abattoir Usgao, for a period of 09 days w.e.f. 00.00 hrs. of 27-07-2020 till the midnight of 04-08-2020.

Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

Given under my hand and seal of this office on

this 27th day of July, 2020.

Ajit Roy, IAS, District Magistrate, South Goa, Margao.

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