colva additional director of panchayat florina colaco e fernandes disposed off a petition after taking an assurance from the village panchayat of benaulim that it will not force essential services to shut benaulim panchayat on may 4 had decided to implement a lockdown from may 6 and had stated that guidelines announced by the government of goa would be implemented with minor changes if required as per the orders of the local body all the establishments including those selling essentials items were forced to down their shutters on may 6 and 7mario fernandes a resident of benaulim in his petition before the additional director of panchayat challenged the panchayat notice he submitted that only the government and the collector were competent to pass lockdown orders deputy sarpanch nilesh prabhudessai who appeared before the additional deputy director assured that the panchayat will follow the guidelines issued by the district magistrate