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/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 SDM, Ponda, vide his letter dated
27-07-2020 has requested to issue Order under
Section 144 Cr. P. C. of 1973 within the radius of 04
km. of Goa Meat Complex;
Panaji, 7th August, 2020 (Sravana 16, 1942)
SERIES III No. 19
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20
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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;
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;