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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28082025-265759
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3817]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025/BHADRA 5, 1947
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th August, 2025
S.O. 3922(E). Whereas on the publication of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Coal, number S.O. 4487 (E), dated the 14th October, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 14th October, 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 described in the Schedule appended to the said notification (hereinafter referred to as the
said land) are 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 Central Coalfields Limited, Ranchi, Jharkhand
(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 2133.25 acres (approximately) or 863.29 hectares
(approximately) with all rights in or over the said land so vested shall with effect from 14th October, 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:-
i. the Government company shall reimburse to the Central Government all payments in respect of
compensation, interest, damages, etc., as determined under the provisions of the said Act and other relevant
laws;
ii. a Tribunal shall be constituted under section 14 of the said Act, for the purpose of determining the amounts
payable to the Central Government by the Government Company under condition (i), and all expenditures
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;
iii. 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;
i. 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
ii. 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. 43015/10/2022-LAIR]
BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy.