Days After carrying out an anti-encroachment drive for almost six days and clearing encroachment from major parts of the town including part of the Mapusa municipal market, The Director of Municipal Administration (DMA) on Tuesday directed the chief officer to refrain from seizing articles, goods and other valuables.
The directions were issued after a Mapusa resident Mahesh Rane filed an appeal before the DMA against the MMC chief officer in terms of Section 293 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968.
Rane in the appeal alleged that the municipality is illegally, unlawfully, arbitrarily, and by using force, is taking away the valuables belonging to shopkeepers and stall owners under the pretext of removing encroachments, and ‘committed illegal and unlawful act’.
Rane said that as per the Section 293 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, the goods seized have to be returned to stalls owners or shopkeepers after imposing fines. However the goods and articles were being haphazardly picked and put in the truck while confiscating the same.
Rane also said it was mandatory on part of the chief officer to make an inventory/panchanama of the seized items/goods/articles during the course of any action. Also, he alleged that MMC chief officer has adopted the pick and choose policy as per his wishes, which is biased”.
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