LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT: ORDER: Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, hereby prorogue the Fourth Session of the 15th Puducherry Legislative Assembly, which was adjourned sine die at the conclusion of its sitting held on 22nd February, 2024.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 33/2024 of I.R. No. 62/2023 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./666.

HOME DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby appoints the officers mentioned under column (2) of the Table in the Annexure as Special Executive Magistrates during Pre-poll (18-04-2024) and Poll day (19-04-2024), in connection with the General Elections to the Lok Sabha, 2024.

HOME DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to declare, Friday, the 19th April, 2024 as Public Holiday/Paid Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for all Government Offices/Institutions/Local Bodies/ Commercial and Industrial Establishments both public and private, located in the Union territory of Puducherry, in order to enable the Electors employed therein to exercise their franchise in the General Elections to the Lok Sabha, 2024.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 20/2024 of I.R. No. 01/2024 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./698.

HOME DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is hereby pleased to appoint Thiru Kartik Rana, Analyst-Scientist in DNA Division, Forensic Science Laboratory, Puducherry, also as Assistant Chemical Examiner for the purpose of section 293 of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) for the Government of Puducherry.

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (FISHERIES): NOTIFICATION: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, has imposed a uniform ban on fishing by all fishing vessels (except traditional non-motorized units) in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) beyond territorial waters on the East Coast (including Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu) from 15 April to 14 June, 2024.

COMMERCIAL TAXES SECRETARIAT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies “Public Tech Platform for Frictionless Credit” as the system with which information may be shared by the common portal based on consent under sub-section (2) of section 158A of the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (SOUTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 03/2024, I.R.No. 26/2024 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./647.

HOME DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to declare the “Fire Brigade Service” of the Government of Puducherry, as a “Public Utility Service” for a further period of six months from 22nd April, 2024 to 21st October, 2024 in the exigencies of public interest.

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PUDUCHERRY: ORDER: Election Commission of India and in exercise of the powers conferred upon under section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code, I, Kulothungan. A, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Puducherry District, in exercise of the powers conferred upon under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, do hereby promulgate prohibitory order, banning the following activities from 6.00 p.m. of 17-04-2024 till 6.00 a.m. of 20-04-2024 in Puducherry District.

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KARAIKAL: ORDER: District Magistrate, Karaikal District, in exercise of the powers conferred upon under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, do hereby promulgate prohibitory order, banning the following activities from 6.00 p.m. of 17-04-2024 till 6.00 a.m. of 20-04-2024 in Karaikal District.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (SOUTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 05/2024, I.R.No. 41/2024 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./677.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 119/2023 of I.R. No. 17/2023 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./744.

LAW DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, after consultation with the High Court of Judicature at Madras, hereby establishes a Court of Judicial Magistrate (Mahila
Court) at the Puducherry District of this Union territory of Puducherry.

COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 6 of 2017), the Commissioner of State Tax, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification issued vide F.No. 3240/CTD/GST/2020/12, dated 30th November, 2020, published in the Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary Part-I, No. 175, dated 30th November, 2020.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (SOUTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 08/2024, I.R.No. 16/2024 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C.

HOME DEPARTMENT: NOTIFICATION: District Magistrates, Puducherry and Karaikal, may also, if satisfied, as provided in sub-section (2) of the said section, exercise the powers conferred by the said sub-section for a period of three months from 28th January, 2024 vide Home Department’s Notification issued in G.O. Ms. No. 09, dated 25th January, 2024.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH) : ORDER: M.C. No. 66/2024 of I.R. No. 44/2024 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./773.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 115/2023 of I.R. No. 12/2023 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./783.

SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE (NORTH): ORDER: M.C. No. 131/2024 of I.R. No. 22/2024 Under Section 144 of Cr.P.C./792.