Kohima, October 6 (MExN): In accordance with the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act 1989, the Zhadima Village Council alongwith the GBs, VCM and VDB members have unanimously resolved to strictly implement total prohibition of sale of alcohol in the village and its jurisdiction as it was implemented in the past years.
It reaffirmed its resolution adopted on 20 August 2017, that, no person shall sell alcohol of any type in the village/jurisdiction, vehicle carrying alcohol in and around the village jurisdiction shall be penalized, any offenders shall be penalized as per the resolution adopted by the council along with its frontal organizations, every head of the family in the village as identified by the respective GBs of the eight khels of the village shall be made to sign an undertaking not to sell alcohol in the village and its jurisdiction, no person/persons shall create public nuisance, disturb, destroy or fight under the influence of alcohol in public place in the village (Any such offense shall strictly penalized (i) )Fine Rs. 1000/)- (ii) 2nd time- one week jail).
Therefore, in the event of any person/persons who commits any offense against this resolution, he/she shall be punished as such (a) first offence- fine imposition (Rs. 5000), second offence- Jail term period (I month), third offence- jail term period (6 month), fourth offence (Jail term period (I year) and fifth offence- Any other penalty deemed fit.
This was stated in a release issued by Zhadima Village Council chairman Kesovilhou Chiipuo, ZVC judicial secretary Vikhelhou Khoubve and Zhadima VDB secretary Roko Angami.
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