Chandigarh imposes Section 144 near HCS exam centres

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Chandigarh, March 1

The UT Administration has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC around centres holding HCS (Judicial Branch) Preliminary Examination 2023-24 at various educational institutions in Chandigarh on Sunday.

According an order issued by District Magistrate Vinay Pratap Singh, gathering of four or more people, carrying of fire arms and other weapons/articles capable of causing injury, raising slogans and displaying placards, opening of photostat machine shop and law coaching centres near examination centres is likely to cause obstruction in maintenance of law and order and conducting the examination properly.

Therefore, the order stated, it has become necessary to issue directions to prevent such obstructions as mentioned above.