PANJIM: Excise Commissioner has issued a show cause notice to Sandhya Hoble, the wife of Goa BJP Vice-President and OBC Corporation Chairman Anil Hoble, as to why the two Excise licences issued to her along the Ribandar-Panjim causeway should not be revoked.
Sandhya Hoble has been directed to reply to the show cause notice within seven days and to appear before the Excise Commissioner for a personal hearing on January 2 at 11 am.
The Excise Commissioner’s action follows a complaint by Advocate Aires Rodrigues that a criminal case was registered on July 12, 2017 against Sandhya Hoble, her husband Anil and son Milind by the North Goa Women Police Station under Sections 498-A, 323, 506 (ii) read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prevention Act.
Drawing the attention of the Excise Commissioner that as per the amendment to Rule 90 of the Goa Excise Duty Rules, no Excise licence can be granted to a person having a criminal case registered. Rodrigues in his complaint has further pointed out that the Women Police Station after completing the investigation into the FIR had on November 10, 2017 charge sheeted the Hobles before the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC).
