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This notification authorizes various Sub-Divisional Magistrates as 'Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)' and Deputy Commissioners as 'Arbitrators' for land acquisition related to the 'Rajpura-Mohali New Rail Line' project under the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (Northern Railway (Construction Organization)) issued two notifications on November 18, 2025, concerning the 'Rajpura-Mohali New Rail Line (18.11 Km.)' project in Punjab. Notification S.O. 5268(E), exercising powers under clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), authorizes Sub-Divisional Magistrates of Rajpura (Patiala District), Fatehgarh Sahib (Fatehgarh Sahib District), Bassi Pathana (Fatehgarh Sahib District), Mohali (Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District), and Banur (Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District) to function as 'Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)' for land acquisition in Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar districts. Concurrently, Notification S.O. 5269(E), under clause (6) of section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), authorizes Deputy Commissioners of Patiala (Patiala District), Fatehgarh Sahib (Fatehgarh Sahib District), and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District) to perform the functions of 'Arbitrator' for the same railway project and districts. Both authorizations are for the project's execution, maintenance, management, and operation, effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette and are signed by SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Const.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19112025-267832 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025/KARTIKA 27, 1947 7723 GI/2025 [F. No. 190-W/Land/UMB/Rajpura-Mohali] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th November, 2025 S.O. 5268(E). In exercise of the power conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), the Central Government hereby authorizes the Officer mentioned in column (2) of the table below to perform the functions of the "Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)" in respect of Railway Project as mentioned in column (5) of the table, for execution,maintenance,management and operation in the District (3) and the state mentioned in column (4) of the said table, with effect from the date of this notification in the Official Gazette. | Sr. No. | Competent Authority | District | State | Name of project | | :------ | :------------------------------------ | :------------------ | :----- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 1 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rajpura | Patiala | Punjab | Construction of "Rajpura-Mohali New Rail Line (18.11 Km.) of Northern Railway" for acquisition of land in Districts Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. | | 2 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate Fatehgarh | Fatehgarh Sahib | | | | | Sahib | | | | | 3 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bassi | Fatehgarh Sahib | | | | | Pathana | | | | | 4 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate Mohali | Sahibzada Ajit | | | | | | Singh Nagar | | | | 5 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate Banur | Sahibzada Ajit | | | | | | Singh Nagar | | | [F. No. 190-W/Land/UMB/Rajpura-Mohali] SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Const. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th November, 2025 S.O. 5269(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (6) of section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), the Central Government hereby authorizes the Officer mentioned in column (2) of the table below to perform the functions of the "Arbitrator" in respect of 'Railway Project' as mentioned in column (5) of the table, for execution, maintenance, management and operation in the District(3) and state mentioned in column (4) of the said table, with effect from the date of this notification in the Official Gazette. | Sr. No. | Arbitrator | District | State | Name of project | | :------ | :--------------------------------------- | :------------------------- | :----- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 1 | Deputy Commissioner Patiala | Patiala | Punjab | Construction of "Rajpura-Mohali New Rail Line (18.11 Km.) of Northern Railway" for acquisition of land in Districts Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. | | 2 | Deputy Commissioner Fatehgarh Sahib | Fatehgarh Sahib | | | | 3 | Deputy Commissioner Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | | | [F. No. 190-W/Land/UMB/Rajpura-Mohali] SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Const. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Digita by signed by AMIT KUMAR JAT

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