Publication of notification under Section 3D

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23042026-272004 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1931] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026/VAISAKHA 2, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 22nd April, 2026 S.O. 2004(E). - Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, S.O.4275 (E) Dated:22/09/2025, 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 NH 144A in the stretch of land from Km 0.000 (4t Tawi Bridge) to Km 1.350 (Bakshi Nagar) in the district of JAMMU in the UT of JAMMU & KASHMIR. And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in State Times & Dainik Savera on 10.10.2025; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has received no 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 NH 144A in the stretch of land from Km 0.000 (4th Tawi Bridge) to Km 1.350 (Bakshi Nagar) in the district of JAMMU in the UT of JAMMU & KASHMIR. State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: JAMMU +---------+--------------------+--------------+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (in Hectares)| Name of Land Owner/Interested Person | +=========+====================+==============+================+===================+=======================================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +---------+--------------------+--------------+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------+ Taluk: Jammu Village: Nowabad +---------+--------------------+--------------+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------+ | 1 | 347 min | Private | Residential | 0.0404686 | Vikrant Kuthiala SO | | | | | | | Joginder Lal Kuthiala | +---------+--------------------+--------------+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------+ | | Total | | | 0.0404686 | | +---------+--------------------+--------------+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------------------+ [F. No. DCJ/LA/JA Road/PAKG-1/2020-21/257-58/3D] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director