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The Government of India declares the acquisition of the Right of User in specific land for laying a pipeline and directs its vesting in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, issued notification S.O. 4130(E) on July 27, 2026, declaring the acquisition of the Right of User in land for the purpose of laying a pipeline for transportation of crude oil through the Paradip – Numaligarh crude oil pipeline in the state of Assam by Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). This declaration follows a previous intention to acquire the Right of User, notified via S.O.No. 166(E) dated January 12, 2026, published in the Extra Ordinary Gazette of India No. 156 dated January 12, 2026, under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962). The Competent Authority considered and disposed of public objections, subsequently submitting a report to the Government of India under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act. After reviewing this report and being satisfied that the land is required for the pipeline, the Government of India has exercised powers under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act to acquire the Right of User in the land specified in the appended Schedule. Furthermore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 6 of the said Act, the Government of India directs that the Right of User in the land shall vest in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), free from all encumbrances, on the date of publication of this declaration. The Schedule details land in Barpeta District, Barnagar Circle, Mouza Dumka Bausi, specifically in Bandarkhowa village (Dag Nos. 319, 414, 230, 81, 83 with areas 00 Hectare, 05 Are, 08 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 25 Are, 69 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 07 Are, 89 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 06 Are, 42 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 02 Are, 14 Sq Metre respectively) and Chengelia village (Dag Nos. 25, 26, 720, 566, 567 with areas 00 Hectare, 35 Are, 72 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 27 Are, 83 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 00 Are, 94 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 08 Are, 29 Sq Metre; 00 Hectare, 02 Are, 01 Sq Metre respectively).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27072026-274869 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3960] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026/SHRAVAN 5, 1948 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th July, 2026 S.O. 4130(E). - Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas S.O.No. 166(E) dated 12.01.2026, issued under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), published in the Extra Ordinary Gazette of India No. 156 dated 12.01.2026, the Government of India declared its intention to acquire the Right of User in the land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying pipeline for transportation of crude oil through Paradip – Numaligarh crude oil pipeline in the state of Assam by Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). And whereas copies of the said Extraordinary Gazette notification were made available to the public. And whereas the objections received from the public to the laying of the pipeline have been considered and disposed by the Competent Authority. And whereas the Competent Authority has, under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act submitted its report to the Government of India. And whereas the Government of India after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipeline, has decided to acquire right of user therein; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of the section 6 of the said Act, the Government of India 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 Government of India hereby directs that the Right of User in the land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in Government of India, vest, on this date of the publication of the declaration, in the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE +----------+----------+-------------+-----------------+---------+---------+-----+--------------+ | District | Circle | Mouza | Name of Village | Dag No. | Hectare | Are | Square Metre | +==========+==========+=============+=================+=========+=========+=====+==============+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | +----------+----------+-------------+-----------------+---------+---------+-----+--------------+ | Barpeta | Barnagar | Dumka Bausi | Bandarkhowa | 319 | 00 | 05 | 08 | | | | | | 414 | 00 | 25 | 69 | | | | | | 230 | 00 | 07 | 89 | | | | | | 81 | 00 | 06 | 42 | | | | | | 83 | 00 | 02 | 14 | +----------+----------+-------------+-----------------+---------+---------+-----+--------------+ | Barpeta | Barnagar | Dumka Bausi | Chengelia | 25 | 00 | 35 | 72 | | | | | | 26 | 00 | 27 | 83 | | | | | | 720 | 00 | 00 | 94 | | | | | | 566 | 00 | 08 | 29 | | | | | | 567 | 00 | 02 | 01 | +----------+----------+-------------+-----------------+---------+---------+-----+--------------+ [F. No. R-11025(14)/1/2020-OR-I-Part(1)/E-48803] HARIT KUMAR SHAKYA, Under Secy.

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