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The Central Government declares the acquisition of the right of user in specified land for laying the Irugur-Devangonthi Pipeline and directs that this right shall vest in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Detailed Summary

By notification S.O. 2291(E) dated 19th May, 2025, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, exercising powers under sub-section (1) and sub-section (4) of Section 6 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition Under Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), declares the acquisition of the right of user in the land specified in the appended Schedule. This acquisition is for the purpose of laying the Irugur-Devangonthi Pipeline for the transportation of Petroleum products from Irugur (Coimbatore, Tamilnadu) to Devangonthi (Bangalore, Karnataka) by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. This follows a previous notification S.O. NO.1517(E) dated 21st March, 2024, published on 22nd March, 2024, which declared the intention to acquire the right of user under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the said Act. The Central Government, having considered the Competent Authority's report under sub-section (1) of Section 6, is satisfied the land is required. The notification further directs that the right of user shall vest in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited from the date of publication of this declaration, free from all encumbrances. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited is exclusively liable for any compensation under Section 10 of the Act, and no suit, claim, or legal proceeding will lie against the Central Government regarding the pipeline matter. The Schedule lists land in District Salem, State Tamilnadu, specifically in the villages of Kuttapatti and M.Kalipatti in Mettur Taluk, detailing plot numbers and areas in Hectare, Are, and Sq.mtr.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23052025-263328 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2237] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025/VAISAKHA 31, 1947 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th May, 2025 S.O. 2291(E).—Whereas by a notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas S.O. NO.1517(E) dated 21st March, 2024 issued under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition Under Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India No.1448 on 22nd March, 2024, the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the right of user in land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying Irugur- Devangonthi Pipeline for transportation of Petroleum products from Irugur (Coimbatore, Tamilnadu) to Devangonthi (Bangalore, Karnataka) by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public. And whereas the Competent Authority has under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the said Act submitted report to the Central Government; And whereas the Central Government, after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipeline, has decided to acquire the land under right of user therein; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the right of user in the land, specified in the Schedule appended to this notification is hereby acquired for laying the pipeline; And further, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the right of user in the said land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in the Central Government, vest on the date of the publication of the declaration, in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, free from all encumbrances. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited shall be exclusively liable for any compensation in terms of Section 10 of the P & MP Act, 1962 and no suit, claim or legal proceeding would lie against the Central Government on any matter relating to the pipeline SCHEDULE District:- Salem State :- Tamilnadu +-----+-------------------+----------+----------------+---------+-----+--------+ | SI. | | | | Area | | | | No. | Name of the Village | Taluk | Plot No. |---------+-----+--------+ | | | | | Hectare | Are | Sq.mtr. | +=====+===================+==========+================+=========+=====+========+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +-----+-------------------+----------+----------------+---------+-----+--------+ | 1 | Kuttapatti | Mettur | 145/1B | 00 | 00 | 82 | | | | | 144/2A(Road) | 00 | 00 | 17 | | | | | 133/1A1 | 00 | 05 | 05 | | | | | 144/3A | 00 | 07 | 45 | | | | | 134 | 00 | 00 | 06 | | | | | 135 | 00 | 12 | 76 | | | | | 119/3 | 00 | 02 | 90 | | | | | 119/1 | 00 | 10 | 30 | | | | | 119/2 | 00 | 05 | 92 | | | | | 164/1A | 00 | 00 | 24 | | | | | 164/1B | 00 | 00 | 61 | | | | | 116/1H | 00 | 01 | 11 | | | | | 120/6 | 00 | 00 | 70 | | | | | 117/5 | 00 | 05 | 51 | | | | | 117/6 | 00 | 02 | 54 | +-----+-------------------+----------+----------------+---------+-----+--------+ | 2 | M.Kalipatti | Mettur | 359/12 | 00 | 07 | 28 | | | | | 370/13 | 00 | 10 | 03 | | | | | 370/14 | 00 | 00 | 07 | | | | | 360/14 | 00 | 06 | 39 | | | | | 370/12 | 00 | 00 | 03 | | | | | 369 | 00 | 00 | 01 | +-----+-------------------+----------+----------------+---------+-----+--------+ [F. No. R-11025(15)/6/2018-OR-I/E-27006] SHASHI SHEKHAR SINGH, Under Secy.

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