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The Central Government declares the acquisition of land specified in the Schedule for the purpose of building, maintenance, management, and operation of NH544, and its absolute vesting in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, upon publication of this notification.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 4808(E) dated 31st August, 2026, declares the acquisition of specific land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 544 (NH544). This declaration is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 3D of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). This follows a previous notification, S.O. 1371(E) dated 16/03/2026, which declared the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the NH544 stretch from Km. 182.207 to Km. 235.702 in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The substance of the previous notification was published in "Mathrubhoomi" and "The Hindu" on 25.03.2026. Objections filed under Section 3-C of the said Act were received, considered, and settled by the Competent Authority, which then submitted its report to the Central Government. Upon publication of this notification, the land detailed in the appended Schedule, totaling 0.101 Hectares across various private (wet/dry) and government (dry) plots, including properties of individuals, Kasaba Police Station, and Ramassery Road, in Taluk Palakkad, Village Pudussery West, District Palakkad, State Kerala, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01092026-275918 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4621] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026/BHADRA 9, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st August, 2026 S.O. 4808(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 1371(E) Dated:16/03/2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intension to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for building (widening/four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and operation of NH544 in the stretch of land from Km. 182.207 to Km. 235.702 in the district of PALAKKAD in the state of KERALA And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in "Mathrubhoomi" and "The Hindu" both dated 25.03.2026; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has received objections filed under Section 3-C, considered and settled the same appropriately; And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority has submitted its report to the Central Government; Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose; And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said Schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH544 in the stretch of land from Km. 182.207 to Km. 235.702 in the district of PALAKKAD in the state of KERALA State: KERALA District: PALAKKAD +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | Sl. No.| Survey/Plot Number| Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Name of Land | | | | | | (in Hectares) | Owner/Interested | | | | | | | Person | +========+===================+================+================+=================+===============================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ Taluk: Palakkad Village: Pudussery West +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 1 | 203/5 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0012 | Praveen Kumar | | | | | | | 203/85 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 2 | 203/6 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0062 | Sankaran Ezhuthassan | | | | | | | 203/86 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 3 | 203/7 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0093 | Haridas. M, Geetha | | | | | | | 203/87 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 4 | 215/4 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0072 | Sunil M | | | | | | | 215/4 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 5 | 215/5 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0028 | Santhakumari, Dileep | | | | | | | Pradeep, Deepa. | | | | | | | 215/47 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 6 | 215/5/1 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0007 | Muralidharan, Abdul | | | | | | | Rahiman, Chithra, | | | | | | | Sobha, Dileep, | | | | | | | Santhakumari, Deepa, | | | | | | | Dileep Pradeep | | | | | | | 215/48 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 7 | 215/5/5 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0039 | Muraleedharan, | | | | | | | Laxmi Nivas, | | | | | | | 215/49 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 8 | 215/6 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0038 | Vrindha, Darshan, | | | | | | | Dinu, Vinod | | | | | | | 215/50 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 9 | 217/1 | Private (Wet) | Residential | 0.0019 | Manoj. K | | | | | | | 217/22 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 10 | 217/2 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0009 | K.R. Sathyadevan | | | | | | | 217/23 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 11 | 217/3 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.003 | Asiya, Arumughan, | | | | | | | Vijayakumar, Pushpa | | | | | | | N | | | | | | | 217/24 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 12 | 217/4 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0029 | Asiya | | | | | | | 217/25 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 13 | 217/5 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0061 | Ranandhan, Kalpana | | | | | | | 217/26 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 14 | 217/6 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.001 | Raghu, Resmi, | | | | | | | Ratheesh, | | | | | | | 217/27 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 15 | 217/7 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0002 | Raghu, Resmi, | | | | | | | Ratheesh | | | | | | | 217/28 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 16 | 217/8 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0014 | Thankamani | | | | | | | 217/29 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 17 | 218/1 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.003 | Chandrashekaran, | | | | | | | Vinod, Muraleedharan | | | | | | | 218/19 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 18 | 218/4 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0006 | Santhamma | | | | | | | 218/20 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 19 | 218/5 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0072 | Vinod. K, | | | | | | | Premakumar, | | | | | | | Mahalingam | | | | | | | 218/21 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 20 | 218/6 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0092 | Kasaba Police Station, | | | | | | | (Government) | | | | | | | 218/22 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 21 | 220/8 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0007 | Ragini, Radha | | | | | | | 220/53 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 22 | 338/4 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0088 | Ajith rajkumar, | | | | | | | Harishkumar | | | | | | | 338/24 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 23 | 338/5 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0013 | Raghunath | | | | | | | 338/25 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 24 | 350/10 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0033 | Subaida | | | | | | | 350/35 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 25 | 350/11 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0085 | Sreenath, Girija | | | | | | | 350/36 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 26 | 350/12 | Government (Dry)| Non Agriculture| 0.0013 | Ramassery Road, | | | | | | | (Government) | | | | | | | 350/37 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 27 | 350/7 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0026 | Pudussery Sree. | | | | | | | Kurumba Bhagavathy | | | | | | | temple | | | | | | | 350/32 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 28 | 350/8 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0002 | Chenthamarakshan | | | | | | | 350/33 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | 29 | 350/9 | Private (Dry) | Residential | 0.0018 | Chandrika, Priya | | | | | | | 350/34 | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ | | Total | | | 0.101 | | +--------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------------------------+ [F. No. NHAI/PIU-PKD/11154/Bharatmala/NH-544/Walayar- Vadakkancherry/LA/6L/3a/3D] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director

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