Bakrid Festival in AP is on 25th Sep 2015 GO 2877 Dated 21.9.2015

Bakrid Festival is on 25th Sep 2015 GO 2877 Dated 21.9.2015. HOLIDAYS – Holidays under Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 – Declaration of Holiday on the Occasion of Bakrid(Id-UI-Azha) on 25.09.2015 (Friday) instead of 24.09.2015 (Thursday) - Notified. G.O.RT.No. 2877 Dated:21-09-2015.
Read the following:- 
1.G.O.Rt.No.3957, G.A.(Poll.A) Dept., dt.05.12.2014 
2.From the Chief Executive Officer, A.P State Wakf Board ,Hyderabad Lr.No.F.No.E1/16/2007-S, dt.18.09.2015.

Bakrid Festival in AP is on 25th Sep 2015 GO 2877 Dated 21.9.2015

ORDER: 
  • In the G.O. 1st read above, Government have issued orders declaring 24.09.2015 (Thursday) as Holiday on the occasion of Bakrid(Id-UI-Azha)under Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. 
  • 2. In the letter 2nd read above, the Chief Executive Officer, Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board, Hyderabad has requested to declare 25.09.2015 (Friday) instead of 24.09.2015 (Thursday) as Holiday on the occasion of Bakrid(Id-UI-Azha) as per moon sight. 
  • 3. The Government, after careful consideration of the matter, have decided to change the Holiday on the occasion of Bakrid(Id-UI-Azha) on 25.09.2015 (Friday) instead of 24.09.2015 (Thursday) under the Explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881). Accordingly, the following notification is issued and shall be published in the extra-ordinary Gazette of Andhra Pradesh State: 
NOTIFICATION 
  1. 4. In partial modification of the orders issued in G.O.Rt.No.3957, General Administration (Poll.A) Department, dated:05.12.2014 notifying the Holidays, the Government hereby notify 25.09.2015 (Friday) to be observed as Holiday on the occasion of Bakrid (Id-UI-Azha) instead of 24.09.2015 (Thursday), notified earlier, under N.I. Act.