No: 2801 Dated: Aug, 26 2019
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th August, 2019
S.O. 3066(E).—Whereas by notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas S.O. No. 5009 (E) dated 18.09.2018 issued under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land ) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), published in the Extra Ordinary Gazette of India dated 28.09.2018, the Government of India declared its intention to acquire the Right of User in the land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying pipeline for transportation of natural gas through Barauni – Guwahati Natural Gas Pipeline (BGPL) as an integral part of Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) in the State of Bihar by GAIL (India) Limited;
And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public;
And whereas the objections received from the public to the laying of the pipeline have been considered and disposed of by the Competent Authority;
And, whereas the Competent Authority has, under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the said Act, submitted its report to Government of India;
And whereas Government of India after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipeline, has decided to acquire the Right of User therein;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act, Government of India hereby declares that the Right of User in the land specified in the Schedule appended to this notification is hereby acquired for laying the pipeline;
And, further, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 6 of the said Act, Government of India hereby directs that the Right of User in the land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in Government of India, vest, on this date of the publication of the declaration, in the GAIL (India) Limited, free from all encumbrances
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