Panaji, 1st February, 2024 (Magha 12, 1945)

SERIES I No. 44

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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NOTE

There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated 25-1-2024, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 29-1-2024 from pages 2675 to 2678, Notification from Department of Co-operation regarding

DRs–the Goa Co-operative Societies (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2024; and Lottery Scheme from Department of Finance.

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INDEX

Department

Notification

Subject

Pages

Education

Not.- DE/Accounts/Bal Rath/

Scheme to provide school buses to the

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2024/547

Aided School (Balrath).

Environment &

Not.- 3-252-2014/ENVT&CC/DIR/

Revision of scrutiny fees.

2695

Climate Change

/1544

Law & Judiciary

Not.- 14-17-2022-LD (Estt.)/155

The Bombay High Court (Fees payable to

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Arbitrators) First Amendment Rules, 2023.

Public Health

Not.- 22/12/2018-I/PHD/131

The Goa Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

(Prevention and Control) Rules, 2024.

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Education

Directorate of Higher Education

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Notification

DE/Accounts/Bal Rath/2024/547

Sub: Scheme to provide school buses to

the Aided Schools (Balrath).

In order to cater to the need of the aided

schools, especially in the rural areas, it is

essential to provide school buses to the aided

Institutions for proper transportation to the

students. For this purpose, a scheme was

formulated by the Government, namely a

scheme “to provide assistance or Grant-in-

Aid to Government Aided Institutions/Special

Schools/Higher Secondary Schools 2013”.

For better facilities to the children, the

Government is now pleased to revise the said

scheme as follows:

1. Introduction.— The school going

children of the rural as well as urban area

face difficulties to reach to schools in time

due to lack of transportation facilities

available during the school timings. The

children have to walk pretty long distance

to reach to the schools. By the time they

reach the school and back home, they are

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tired, which in turn, affects the learning

ability of the child.

2. Short title and commencement.— (i) This

scheme shall be called scheme “to provide

assistance or Grant-in-Aid to Government

Aided High Schools/Special Schools/Higher

Secondary Schools, 2023”.

(ii) The revised scheme shall come into

force on the date the Notification is published

in the Official Gazette.

(iii) The scheme shall be applicable to the

entire State of Goa.

3. Aim & Objectives.— The scheme intends

to provide proper transportation to the

students studying in aided schools and

strengthen the educational infrastructure of

the State thereby catering to the need of the

aided schools.

(i) The main objective of the scheme is

to provide transport facility to the school

going children, without any hardship.

(ii) To inculcate punctuality in attending

the schools.

(iii) To make the children physically and

mentally fit to attend the classes, thereby

enhancing their learning ability.

4. Eligibility.— All the Government aided

High Schools, Higher Secondary Schools and

Special Schools recognized by the Directorate

of Education, shall be eligible for the scheme.

5. Funding pattern.— The Director of

Education is the Authority for funding and

implementation of this scheme as per the

budget of Education Department.

6. Sanction and Release of funds.— The

Director of Education, on receipt of the

relevant documents at point 8(i), shall verify

the particulars submitted by the applicant

Institution, and if found in order, release the

amount.

7. Recurring Grants.— Nature & Quantum

of Assistance:— (i) Under the scheme,

one Driver with fixed remuneration of

Rs. 17,000/- per month and one Attendant/

/Cleaner with remuneration of Rs. 10,000/-

per month, shall be paid by the Institution

from the grants received from the Education

Department. The remuneration of the Drivers

and Cleaners/Attendants shall be increased

by 5% every year of service prospectively;

provided that Drivers and Attendants/

/Cleaners have worked continuously for 12

months, with a break of 01 day on 31st May

in previous academic year. As such, the total

grants to be released shall be changing

accordingly by 5% of total remuneration

components of Grants. The remuneration to

the Drivers & Cleaners/Attendants should be

paid by 1st/2nd of every month, to their

respective Bank Account without any further

delay.

(a) The Driver should have valid Driving

License and Badge issued by Competent

Authority. The Driver & Attendant shall be

appointed on contract basis by the

Management. The payment to Driver and

Attendant/Cleaner shall be made through

their Bank Accounts.

(b) The driver shall maintain a log book

for the vehicle.

submitted to Directorate of Education every

quarter, duly certified by the Head of

Institutions and Chairman of the Managing

Committee. These employees shall not be

entitled for regularization of services.

(d) The Driver and Attendant/Cleaner of

the bus shall take utmost care that

the children are protected from any

eventualities and disturbances. During the

night, the bus shall be parked near the

respective school building.

(e) The attendance of the Driver and

Attendant/Cleaner has to be ascertained

by the School Authority at which they are

placed at the time of payment of

remuneration.

(f) At no time the Drivers & Cleaners/

/Attendants should be appointed in service

after attaining the age of 60 years.

(g) The timings/working hours of the

Drivers & Attendants shall be as per school

hours or as decided by the school

management.

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(h) The recurring grant shall include

expenses towards remuneration, P.O.L.

(fuel), repairs and maintenance and

Insurance of the vehicle. For repairs and

maintenance of vehicle, a maximum amount

of Rs. 50,000/- per year or actual cost,

whichever is less. The maintenance of the

vehicle shall be done by the Management

of the Institutions through dealers

recognized by the vehicle company. An

amount of Rs. 50,000/- per annum or actual,

whichever is less, shall be provided for

yearly insurance and tax to be paid by

Institution.

(i) The Directorate of Education shall

release recurring grants of Rs. 5.50 lakhs

per annum and shall be released in the

month of September every year on

submission of relevant documents [as

mentioned at point No. 8 (i)] of previous

year to the Sanctioning Authority i.e.

Directorate of Education & in case, the

said Bus is not in working condition/

condemned/absolute, the grants san-

ctioned shall be returned to Education

Department.

(j) The bus is required to pick up and

drop students within a radius of 5 kms. for

School/High School and 7 kms. for Higher

Secondary School, beyond which, the

Management will be responsible for any

untoward incidences.

8. Procedures to release the recurring

Grants.— The Management of the School

shall submit the following documents of the

preceding financial year latest by 30th June

every year:

(i) Audited Statement of accounts i.e.

receipts & payment, Utilization Certificate,

duly signed by Chartered Accountant.

(ii) A Certificate from Parent Teachers

Association certifying that the school bus

was in operation throughout the year and

the bus services was to the satisfaction of

Parent Teachers Association.

(iii) A Certificate issued by Head of

Institute/School certifying that the Driver

and Cleaner/Attendant have rendered their

services for entire previous 12 months in

the academic year, with a break of 01 day,

countersigned by Management.

(iv) Fitness Certificate issued by RTO.

9. As per directives, the Institution to

constitute

Committee

“Children

Transportation Committee” to look into the

matters pertaining to safe transportation of

school

children,

transportation

fees,

identification of bus stops, etc.

10. Other terms.— (i) The grant of financial

assistance under the scheme cannot be

claimed as a matter of right.

(ii) The scheme shall not be applicable to

Institution/School/HSS/Special Schools who

have availed school mini buses under Indira

Balrath, Gomanth Balrath, Suvarna Balrath or

similar Government Schemes.

(iii) The Grantee Institution shall maintain

a separate account in respect of the grants

released under this scheme. The accounts

shall remain open for Inspection to the

Director of Education or his representative

as and when required. This shall also be

open to test check by the Comptroller and

Auditor General of India. All the payment of

Rs. 100 and above should be settled by

issuing cheque/Bank transfer to the

concerned party.

(iv) For misrepresentation of any fact, the

Director of Education reserves the right to

accept or reject the application/grant.

(v) The vehicle should be made available

for inspection/check to the officer deputed

by the Government.

(vi) The Grantee Institution shall not see or

dispose off the vehicle, without prior

permission by the Government.

(vii) The Grantee Institution shall not carry

the vehicle outside the State, without prior

permission of the Government.

(viii) The school shall finalize the route on

which bus should ply and place the same

before Parents Teacher Association for

passing resolution on the same. A copy of

resolution passed by the Parent Teacher

Association should be forwarded to the

Director of Education.

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(ix) The Grantee Institution shall maintain

a record of all assets acquired wholly or

substantially from Government grant in the

Stock Register and present these to the

Auditor as and when required.

(x) In case of delay in sanctioning the

recurring grants by the Government, the

management of a grantee Institution shall

operate the bus and provide facility to the

students by incurring expenditure from their

own funds including salaries of Drivers &

Attendants.

(xi) In any case, the management shall not

spend the grants released beyond the

guidelines/norms framed by the Government.

(xii) All the traffic rules/guidelines issued

by respective Department/Government from

time to time may be strictly followed.

(xiii) The passing & servicing of the vehicle

should be done from time to time from the

concerned authorities.

11. Other conditions and requirements.—

(i) To become eligible under the scheme, the

school shall require to produce a Certificate

from the Chartered Accountant, certifying

that there is minimum balance of Rs. 1 lakh

in the Bank in the name of the Society, Trust,

Management running the school and that the

said management running the school is

capable of operating the school bus and

financially sound to bear recurring expenses,

day-to-day expenses to run the school bus,

in eventuality of delayed recurring grants.

(ii) Non-submission of documents mention

at 8(i) shall amount to the ineligibility of the

institutions to receive any further grants

under this scheme.

(iii) Recurring grants not utilized within a

year of its release shall be adjusted in the

subsequent financial year to the tune of non-

spent recurring grants of the preceding

financial year.

12. Transfer/Requisition of Balrath Bus:—

The Director of Education reserves the right

to transfer bus from one Institution to another,

with prior approval of Government of Goa.

Also, Director of Education reserves right to

depute the bus, alongwith the Driver &

Cleaner, as and when the requisition is

received from appropriate authority.

13. Framing of guidelines.— For better

implementation of the scheme, Department

of Education shall frame guidelines from time

to time with prior approval of the

Government.

14. Interpretation & relaxation.— (i) If any

issue arises regarding interpretation of any

clause, work, expression or entire scheme,

the decision shall lie with the Government.

(ii) The Government may relax all or any of

the clauses provided in the scheme for the

reasons to be recorded.

15. Redressal of grievances and disputes.—

Grievance, if any, arising out of implementa-

tion of the scheme shall be heard and decided

by the Minister of Education and the decision

of the Minister of Education shall be final and

binding.

16. Repeal & saving.— Notification 1) No.

DE/Acad/Bal Rath/2012-13/2642 dated

01-10-2012 and

Notification 2) No. DE/Accts/Bal Rath/2012-

-13/4822 dated 19-02-2013.

Notification 3) DE/Accts/Bal Rath/2023/470

dated 07-07-2023 are hereby repealed:

Provided that such repeal shall not affect

anything done, any order issued, any action

taken or any powers exercised before coming

into force to this Notification and all sanctions,

orders, declarations or other action taken

before the commencement of this Notification

shall continue to be operative and in force

even after the commencement of this

Notification, unless specifically cancelled or

revoked by the authority who accorded such

sanction or issued such order or took such

action.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance (Expenditure) Department.

By order and in the name of Governor of

Goa.

Shailesh R. S. Zingde, Director & ex officio

Joint Secretary (Education).

Porvorim, 29th January, 2024.

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Department of Environment &

Climate Change

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Notification

3-252-2014/ENVT&CC/DIR/1544

Read: 1) Order No. S. O. 2264 (E) dated

22-7-2013.

2) Notification No. 1/24/2010/STE-DIR

dated 29th August, 2013 published

in Official Gazette, Series II No. 26

dated 26-09-2013.

3) Notification No. 1/24/2010/STE-DIR/

/224 dated 04-10-2016.

4) Order No. 3-252-2014/ENVT&CC/

/DIR/254 dated 23-5-2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred under

Para 21 of the Order No. S. O. 2264 (E) dated

22nd July, 2013 issued by the Ministry of

Environment and Forests, Government of

India and in supersession of Notification

No. 3-252-2014/ENVT&CC/DIR/254 dated

23-05-2023 and Notification No. 3-252-2014/

/ENVT&CC/DIR/1161 dated 21-11-2023

revision in the scrutiny fees for the

applications submitted to the Goa Coastal

Zone Management Authority is fixed as given

below:-

Sr.

Type of

Proposal for Revised

No.

applications

Fees

Permission for repair

Rs. 25,000/-.

and renovation of

existing house/struc-

ture

Permission for recon-

Rs. 35,000/-.

struction/restoration

of existing house/

/structure

Permission for cons-

Rs. 60,000/-.

truction of new

house/structure

Permission for erec-

Rs. 700/- per sq. mtrs.

tion of temporary

for shack & Rs. 400/-

structures i.e. shack/

per sq. mtrs. for hut/

/hut/cottage/tent

/cottage/tent.

(New Permission for

7 years).

Permission for beach

Rs. 1,00,000/- per

wedding/event/setup

event for maximum

period of 05 days and

Rs. 10,000/- for every

additional day there

after for that event.

(75% concession for

Government Corpora-

tions/Autonomous

bodies/Charitable

Trust/School/Institu-

tion and Sports Events).

Permission for new

Rs. 1250/- per sq. mtrs.

construction of hotel/

of (Built-Up Area).

/resort

Permission for cons-

Rs. 1,25,000/-.

truction of new float-

ing pontoon jetty/

/temporary wooden

jetty

Permission for con-

Rs. 2,50,000/-.

struction of concrete

jetty/permanent

jetty/ship building

yard/dock yard/con-

struction of barge

loading & unloading

jetty

Permission for new

Rs. 35,000/-

bund wall/retaining

wall/compound wall/

/boundary wall.

Rs. 75,000/- (Comm-

ercial use i.e. hotel/

/resort/beach resort/

/hotel villas.

10.

Permission for wire

Rs. 25,000/-.

fencing/bio fencing/

/wire mesh fencing

11.

Permission for repair

Rs. 60,000/-.

of existing jetty/plat-

form/ship repair

12.

Permission for open

Rs. 5,00,000/- for 07

air hall/lawn area

years (New Permission)

or 30,000/- for per

event a period of 5

days and 10,000/- for

every additional day

thereafter for that

event.

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This issues with the approval of the State

Government vide U. O. No. 72/F dated

18-01-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Johnson B. Fernandes, Director & ex officio

Joint Secretary (Environment & Climate

Change).

Panaji, 29th January, 2024.

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Department of Law & Judiciary

Law (Establishment) Division

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Notification

14-17-2022-LD (Estt.)/155

The Notification No. Rule/P. 0703/2019 dated

28-12-2023 which have been issued by the

Registrar General, High Court of Judicature

at Bombay, is hereby published for general

information of the public.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Amir Y. Parab, Under Secretary, Law (Estt.).

Porvorim, 19th January, 2024.

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The High Court of Judicature

at Bombay

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Notification

No. Rule/P. 0703/2019.— In exercise of the

powers conferred by sub-section (14) of

section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation

Act, 1996 (Central Act 26 of 1996) and

all other powers enabling it in this behalf,

The Hon’ble the Chief Justice and the Hon’ble

Judges of the Bombay High Court are

pleased to make following amendments to

the Bombay High Court (Fee Payable to

Arbitrators) Rules, 2018”.

1. Short title.— These rules may be called

the Bombay High Court (Fee Payable to

Arbitrators) First Amendment Rules, 2023.

2. Definition.— Unless the context

otherwise require ‘Principal Rules’ means

‘The Bombay High Court (Fee Payable to

Arbitrators) Rules, 2018.

3. Sub-rule (2) of the Rule 2 of the Principal

Rules shall be substituted as:

(2) “Where the dispute includes both a

claim and a counter-claim, for the purposes

of computing the fees of Arbitral Tribunal,

the ‘Sum in dispute’ shall be the sum in

dispute in the claim and each counter-

-claim filed separately.”

4. After the sub-rule (2) of the Rule 2 of the

Principal Rules as substituted, sub-rules (3)

and (4) be added as follows:

“(3) The Arbitral Tribunal will be entitled

to charge fees separately for the claim and

separately for each counter-claim filed.

(4) Further, when the Schedule is made

applicable to an arbitration, the fees ceiling

contained in the Schedule will apply

separately to the claim and separately to

each counter-claim filed.”

High Court of Judicature

)

at Bombay

)

R. N. JOSHI

)

REGISTRAR

Dated: 28 December, 2023.

)

GENERAL

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Department of Public Health

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Notification

22/12/2018-I/PHD/131

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 49 read with sections 23, 24, 25 and

34 of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

(Prevention and Control) Act, 2017 (Central

Act No. 16 of 2017), the Government of Goa

hereby makes the following rules, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These rules may be called the Goa Human

Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired

Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention

and Control) Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

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2. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless

the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Act” means the Human Immuno-

deficiency Virus and Acquired Immune

Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and

Control) Act, 2017 (Central Act No. 16 of

2017);

(b) “Form” means the form appended to

these Rules;

(c)

“Government”

means

the

Government of Goa;

(d) “Ombudsman” means an Ombudsman

appointed

designated

the

Government, as the case may be, under

section 23 of the Act;

(2) Words and expressions used and not

defined in these rules but defined in the Act,

shall have the meaning respectively assigned

to them in the Act.

(3) Qualification and experience of an

Ombudsman.— (1) A person to be appointed

as an Ombudsman under clause (a) of

sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Act

shall be,—

(a) a sitting or retired District and Session

Judge; or

(b) a healthcare provider who is a

physician with a minimum of ten years

work experience in matters relating to

public health; or

experience in Law and Legal Affairs

Department of the Government, who has

worked to the level of Joint Secretary.

(2) Officer to be designated as an

Ombudsman under clause (b) of sub-section

(1) of section 23 shall not be below the rank

of Joint Secretary to the Government.

4. Terms and conditions of service of

Ombudsman.— (1) The Ombudsman shall be

paid such salary and allowances as

admissible to the Joint Secretary to the

Government.

(2) The Ombudsman shall be provided with

office space and support staff by the

Government.

(3) The Ombudsman shall hold office for a

term of two years from the date on which he

enters upon his office and shall not be eligible

for reappointment:

Provided that no Ombudsman shall hold

office as such after he has attained the age of

sixty-five years.

(4) The Ombudsman may, by giving written

notice of not less than three months to the

Government, resign from his office.

(5) The Government may, by an order,

remove an Ombudsman from the office, if

he,—

(a) is, or at any time has been, adjudged

an insolvent; or

(b) is, in the opinion of the Government,

unfit to continue in office by reason of

infirmity of mind or body; or

which, in the opinion of the Government,

involves moral turpitude; or

(d) has acquired such financial or other

interest which, is in the opinion of the

Government, is likely to prejudicially affect

his functions as an Ombudsman; or

(e) has so abused his position and his

continuation in office will be detrimental

to the public interest; or

(f) engages during his term of office in

any paid employment outside the duties of

his office:

Provided that an Ombudsman shall not be

removed from his office without giving him a

reasonable opportunity of being heard in the

matter.

5. Manner of inquiring into complaints by

Ombudsman.— (1) The Ombudsman shall act

in an objective and independent manner

when inquiring into complaints made against

violation of any of the provisions of the Act.

(2) While inquiring into complaints under

the Act, the Ombudsman shall not be strictly

bound by any rules of evidence and may

follow such procedure as he considers just

and proper.

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(3) The Ombudsman may, in the interests

of justice, take the assistance of experts,

including protected persons and persons

vulnerable to HIV, and persons working in

the fields of HIV and AIDS, public health or

health delivery systems.

6. Manner of maintaining records by

Ombudsman.— (1) The Ombudsman shall,—

(a) Immediately on receipt of a complaint,

record it by assigning a sequential unique

complaint number in a register maintained

solely for that purpose in physical or

computerized form;

(b) On receipt of the complaint,

acknowledge it including by sending the

unique complaint number by SMS or e-mail

to the complainant where available;

the action taken on the complaint in the

(d) maintain a record of complaints in a

manner that ensures confidentiality of data.

(2) The Ombudsman shall adopt data

protection measures in accordance with the

guidelines referred in section 11 of the Act.

7. Manner of making complaints to

Ombudsman.— (1) The Ombudsman shall not

entertain any complaint if it is made after

expiry of three months from the date of

becoming aware of the alleged violation of

the provision of the Act:

Provided that the Ombudsman may, for

reasons to be recorded in writing, if he is

satisfied that circumstances prevented the

complainant from making the complaint

within the stipulated period, entertain a

complaint.

(2) The complaint to be made to the

Ombudsman shall be in Form I hereto:

Provided that where a complaint cannot

be made in writing the Ombudsman shall

render all reasonable assistant to the

complainant to reduce the complaint in

writing.

(3) In case of medical emergency, the

Ombudsman or his assistant may visit the

complainant at the location of the alleged

violation or any other convenient place to

enable written documentation of the

complaint.

(4)

The

Ombudsman

may

receive

complaints made in person or by post.

8. Government to disseminate information

on Ombudsman.— (1) Within thirty days of

the appointment of the Ombudsman, the

Government shall disseminate information

about the office of the Ombudsman, including

the

Ombudsman’s

jurisdiction,

role,

functioning and procedure, and the manner

in which complaint can be made to the

Ombudsman.

(2) Such dissemination shall be undertaken

to advance the understanding, in particular,

of protected persons, healthcare workers,

legal aid service authorities and civil

authorities.

9. Manner of recording pseudonym in legal

proceeding.— (1) In any legal proceeding

where a court, pursuant to section 34 (1) (a)

of the Act directs, on an application made by

a protected person or any other person, that

in the interests of justice the proceeding or

any part thereof be conducted by suppressing

the identity of such protected person, the

Registrar of the court shall direct all parties

involved to,—

(a) file one copy of the document bearing

the full name, identity and identifying

details of the parties concerned before the

court, which shall be kept in a sealed cover

and in safe custody with the Registrar; and

(b) serve one copy of documents bearing

the full name, identity and identifying

details of the parties concerned upon other

parties in the proceeding with a

requirement to ensure that the full name

and identity of the parties concerned are

kept confidential.

(2) The Registrar shall provide pseudonym

to protected person involved in the legal

proceeding in the documents filed before the

court so that the identity and identifying

details of the protected person involved in

the legal proceeding are kept confidential.

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(3) The Registrar shall place the sealed covered documents before the court on the first

date the legal proceeding is listed for hearing before the court, if so required by

the court.

(4) The identity of the protected person involved in the legal proceeding and his identifying

details shall be displayed in pseudonym in all documentation generated by the court in

relation to the legal proceeding, including listing of the case on the court Board, interim order

and final order.

(5) The identity and identifying details of the protected person involved in the legal

proceeding shall not be revealed by any person or their representatives including assistants

and staff:

Provided that where in the interest of justice, the name and identity of the protected

person needs to be revealed to a third party, is shall be revealed with the permission of the

court.

(6) Printing or publishing any matter in relation to the legal proceedings in electronic or

any other form, shall be lawful only if the same is done by ensuring the suppression of

identities of the parties in the legal proceeding.

(7) In any legal proceeding the court shall strictly comply with the guidelines in respect

of the data protection measures in accordance with section 11 of the Act.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

Gautami Parmekar, Under Secretary (Health-II).

Porvorim, 24th January, 2024.

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FORM I

[(See rule 7 (2)]

Form for making Complaint to Ombudsman

1. Date of Incident __________

2. Place of Incident _________

3. Description of Incident ____

4. Person/Institution responsible for the Incident _____

Signature/Thumb Impression of Complainant*

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Date:

Mobile No./email/Fax/Address:

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Unique Complaint Number:

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