Declaration of Public Holiday on 15.10.2014 – General Assembly Elections in Maharashtra – Orders issued

Maharahstra Government and Indian Bank Association has issued orders on declaration of Public Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 on 15.10.2014 on account of polling for the General Assembly Elections in the State of Maharashtra.

Indian Banks’ Association

HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

No.CIR/HR&IR/H6/2014-15/727

October 9, 2014

All Members of the Association

(Designated Officers)

Dear Sirs,

Public holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 on Wednesday, 15th October 2014 on account of General Assembly Elections in the State of Maharashtra.  We enclose a copy of notification No.PHD.1114/C.R/343/2014/XXIX dated 7th October 2014 issued by the Government of Maharashtra declaring Wednesday, 15th October 2014 as Public holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(XXVI of 1881), on account of polling for the General  Assembly Elections in the State of Maharashtra.

This is for information of member banks.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

K S Chauhan

Sr. Vice Presidenl-HR&IR

MAHARAHSTRA GOVERNMENT ORDER

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

Madam Cama Road, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya,

Mumbai 400 032, dated the 7th October 2014.

NOTIFICATION

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881.

No. PHD. 1114/C.R.343/2014/XXIX.— In exercise of the powers entrusted to the Government of Maharashtra by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs vide its Notification No.39/1/68/Judi-III, dated the 8th May 1968 under section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881), the Government of Mnharashtra hereby declares as a Public Holiday in the State, on the day of Polling i.e. Wednesday, 15th October 2014 for the General Assembly Elections.

The Departments of Mantralaya are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of  the Corporations / Undertakings and Semi-Government bodies under their administrative control and advise them to extend the facility to the employees.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

P. P. GOSAVI,

Deputy Secretary to Government.

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