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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 915]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025/PHALGUNA 1, 1946
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th February, 2025
S.O. 923 (E).—- Whereas, on the publication of the notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Coal number S.O. 4924(E), dated the 12th November, 2024, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 14th November, 2024, issued under sub-section
(1) of section 9 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957)
(hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the land and all rights in or over the land measuring 101.174
hectares (approximately) or 250.00 acres (approximately) described in the Schedule appended to the said
notification (hereinafter referred to as the said land) vested absolutely in the Central Government free from
all encumbrances under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the said Act;
And whereas, the Central Government is satisfied that Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Jagruti Vihar,
Burla, Sambalpur 768020, Odisha (hereinafter referred to as the Government Company) is willing to
comply with such terms and conditions as the Central Government thinks fit to impose in this behalf;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of section 11 of the said
Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the land measuring 101.174 hectares (approximately) or
250.00 acres (approximately) and all rights in or over the said land so vested shall with effect from the 14th
November, 2024 instead of continuing to so vest in the Central Government, shall vest in the Government
company, subject to the following terms and conditions, namely:-
1. The Government company shall make all payments in respect of compensation, interest, damages
and the like, as determined under the provisions of the said Act and other relevant laws;
2. A Tribunal shall be constituted under section 14 of the said Act, for the purpose of determining the
amounts payable by the Government company under condition (1) and all expenditure incurred in
connection with any such Tribunal and persons appointed to assist the Tribunal shall be borne by
the Government company and similarly, all expenditure incurred in respect of all legal proceedings
like appeals, etc., for or in connection with the rights, in or over the said land, so vested, shall also
be borne by the Government company;
3. The Government company shall indemnify the Central Government or its officials against any
other expenditure that may be necessary in connection with any proceedings by or against the
Central Government or its officials regarding the rights in or over the said land so vested;
4. The Government company shall have no power to transfer the said land and the rights to any other
persons without the prior approval of the Central Government; and
5. The Government company shall abide by such directions and conditions as may be given or
imposed by the Central Government for particular areas of the said land, as and when necessary.
[F. No. 43015/7/2023-LAIR]
BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy.
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