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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. 3294]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025/ASHADHA 31, 1947
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st July, 2025
[F. No. 43015/3/2024-LAIR]
BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy.
S.O. 3367(E).—Whereas, on the publication of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry
of Coal, number S.O. 1719 (E), dated the 15th April 2025, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-Section (ii), dated the 15th April 2025, 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 lands and all rights
in or over the lands 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 the Western Coalfields Limited, District Nagpur,
Maharashtra (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 said land measuring 615.56 hectares (approximately) or 1521.05 acres
(approximately) and all rights in or over the said land so vested, shall with effect from 15th April, 2025, 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 and 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 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.