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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specific land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 144A, and that this land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government upon publication of this notification.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 3901(E) dated August 25, 2025, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the acquisition of specific land for the building (widening/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 144A. This acquisition pertains to a stretch of land from Km. 0.800 (Canal Head) to Km. 26.350 (Thati Chowk) within the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, specifically covering areas in Jammu District, Taluks Jammu North and Bhalwal, across villages like Mishriwala, Paloura, Muthi, Purkhoo Garhi, Patoli Brahamana, Kangrail, Doomi, and Jandial. This declaration is made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 3D of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), following an earlier notification S.O. 5318(E) dated December 09, 2024, which declared the intention to acquire the land under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the said Act. The substance of the earlier notification was published in "Daily Excelsior" on December 21, 2024, and "Amar Ujala" on December 22, 2024, as per sub-section (3) of section 3A. The Competent Authority considered and settled objections filed under Section 3-C and submitted its report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 3D. Upon publication of this notification, the specified land, totaling 1.3800058 hectares, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30082025-265767 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3796] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025/BHADRA 3, 1947 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th August, 2025 S.O. 3901(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, S.O.5318 (E) Dated:09/12/2024, 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. 0.800 (Canal Head) to Km. 26.350 (Thati Chowk) in the UT of JAMMU & KASHMIR. And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in "Daily Excelsior” and “Amar Ujala" on dated 21.12.2024 and 22.12.2024; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has received 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. 0.800 (Canal Head) to Km. 26.350 (Thati Chowk) in the UT of JAMMU & KASHMIR. State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: JAMMU +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Name of Land | | | Number | | | (in Hectares) | Owner/Interested | | | | | | | Person | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ Taluk: Jammu North Village: Mishriwala +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 1 | 531 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0442625 | Rakesh Kumar Gupta | | | | | | | son of Om Parkash | | | | | | | Gupta, Raj Kumar | | | | | | | Gupta Kapil Vastu | | | | | | | Tersem Kumar son of | | | | | | | Om Parkash equal | | | | | | | share Mourusi under | | | | | | | section 3A Self | | | | | | | cultivation | | | | | | | 531 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 2 | 532 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.017705 | Rakesh Kumar Gupta | | | | | | | S/o Om Parkash | | | | | | | Gupta, Raj Kumar | | | | | | | Gupta, Kapil Vastu, | | | | | | | Tersem Kumar S/o | | | | | | | Om Parkash equal | | | | | | | share. Mourusi under | | | | | | | section 3A | | | | | | | 532 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 3 | 533 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0316161 | Shilpi Mahajan D/o | | | | | | | Arun Kumar W/o | | | | | | | Akhil Gupta | | | | | | | 533 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 4 | 534 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0037939 | Shilpi Mahajan D/o | | | | | | | Arun Kumar W/o | | | | | | | Akhil Gupta | | | | | | | 534 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 5 | 535 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.019602 | Archana Tiku D/o | | | | | | | Rattan Lal 1/2 share, | | | | | | | Shilpi Mahajan D/o | | | | | | | Arun Kumar W/o | | | | | | | Akhil Gupta 1/2 | | | | | | | share | | | | | | | 535 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 6 | 701 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0581735 | Ganesh Charan Singh | | | | | | | S/o Vakil singh, | | | | | | | Gopal Singh S/o | | | | | | | Suram Singh, | | | | | | | Krishna Devi Wd/o | | | | | | | Balbir Singh, Chaju | | | | | | | Singh Kamal Singh | | | | | | | sons daman devi | | | | | | | sattu devi Dtr/o Kalu | | | | | | | Krishan lal S/o Jagat | | | | | | | Ram, Vishu Bhansal | | | | | | | D/o Nagarmal. | | | | | | | 701 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 7 | 703 min | Government | Non Agriculture | 0.0436302 | State (Central Jail) | | | | | | | 703 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 8 | 704 min | Private | Agriculture | 0.0632322 | Shiv Nath S/o Anant | | | | | | | Ram Hukam Chand | | | | | | | S/o Madho Ram | | | | | | | Khatri, Rashpal | | | | | | | Singh S/o Nar Singh. | | | | | | | Occupant: Kartar | | | | | | | Singh S/o Sai Singh | | | | | | | Bhalwal kabaz | | | | | | | 704 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 9 | 705 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.136581 | Rakesh Kumar Gupta | | | | | | | son of Om Parkash | | | | | | | Gupta, Kapil Vastu | | | | | | | Tersem Kumar son of | | | | | | | Om Parkash equal | | | | | | | share. Mourusi under | | | | | | | section 3A | | | | | | | 705 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 10 | 706 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0607029 | Rakesh Kumar Gupta | | | | | | | son of Om Parkash | | | | | | | Gupta, Kapil Vastu | | | | | | | Tersem Kumar son of | | | | | | | Om Parkash equal | | | | | | | share. Mourusi under | | | | | | | section 3A | | | | | | | 706 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 11 | 707 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0885251 | Kuldeep Singh S/o | | | | | | | Suraj Singh, Mourusi | | | | | | | under section 3A. | | | | | | | 707 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ Village: Paloura +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 12 | 1219 min | Private | Residential | 0.0227636 | Raj Kumar alis Raju | | | | | | | Chowdhary S/o | | | | | | | Darshan Kumar | | | | | | | SELF | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ CULTIVATION 1219 min +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 13 | 146 min | Private | Residential | 0.0252929 | Janak raj, Karan | | | | | | | Singh, Haqikat Singh | | | | | | | Sons Lajwanti widow | | | | | | | equal share holders. | | | | | | | 146 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 14 | 147/1 min | Private | Residentail | 0.0011241 | Sai Dudi Santhoku | | | | | | | S/o Kola Megh equal | | | | | | | share | | | | | | | 147/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 15 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0075878 | Charan Dass S/o Des | | | | | | | Raj | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 16 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0075878 | Kishore kumar son of | | | | | | | Des Raj Khatri | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 17 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0075878 | Akash Deep, Amar | | | | | | | Deep sons of Sushma | | | | | | | Gupta equal share | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 18 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0025292 | Ramesh Chander S/o | | | | | | | Roop Chand | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 19 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0101172 | Manal Vaid W/o | | | | | | | Ajay Gupta, Ramanal | | | | | | | Gupta W/o Sanjay | | | | | | | Gupta equal shares | | | | | | | (02 Marla) Amit | | | | | | | Mahajan son of | | | | | | | Ashok Mahajan and | | | | | | | Ashwani Kumar | | | | | | | Gupta son of Amar | | | | | | | Nath equal share. (02 | | | | | | | Marla) | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 20 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0126465 | Punjab Singh S/o | | | | | | | Sundar Singh | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 21 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0202343 | Inderjeet sons of | | | | | | | Tarlok nath. | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 22 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.017705 | Ramesh Chander S/o | | | | | | | Nanak Chand 1/2, | | | | | | | Suresh Kumar, Tej | | | | | | | Kumar sons and | | | | | | | Bimla Devi widow of | | | | | | | Chaman Lal 1/2 | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 23 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0088525 | Shiv Kumar | | | | | | | Mehndru sons of | | | | | | | Amar Nath Mehndru. | | | | | | | 149/1 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 24 | 149/1 min | Private | Residential | 0.0164404 | Anita Gupta W/o | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ Bharat Bhushan Gupta. 149/1 min +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Village: Muthi | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 25 | 782/16 min | Private | Residential | 0.0258549 | Neeraja Khajuria | | | | | | | Wife of Surinder | | | | | | | Khajuria SELF | | | | | | | CULTIVATION | | | | | | | 782/16 | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Village: Purkhoo Garhi | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 26 | 1156 min | Private | Residential | 0.0037939 | Veena Devi Wife of | | | | | | | Vijay Kumar | | | | | | | Sharma. | | | | | | | 1156 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Village: Patoli Brahamana | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 27 | 243 min | Private | Residential | 0.056909 | Sunil Kumar Gupta | | | | | | | Son of Om Parkash | | | | | | | Gupta. | | | | | | | 243 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ Taluk: Bhalwal +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Village: kangrail | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 28 | 12 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0113818 | Bharamanand | | | | | | | 12 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 29 | 283 min | Private | Agriculture/Residential | 0.0162998 | Sudesh Sharma Wife | | | | | | | of Ajay Kumar | | | | | | | Sharma | | | | | | | 283 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Village: Doomi | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 30 | 98 min | Private | Agriculture | 0.0657614 | Vishwanath Bansi | | | | | | | Lal Ram Pal sons of | | | | | | | Brij lal Brahmn equal | | | | | | | share holders self | | | | | | | cultivation | | | | | | | 98 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Village: Jandial | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 31 | 2047 min | Private | Agriculture | 0.0037939 | Gandeep Singh Prem | | | | | | | Singh Son of Baldev | | | | | | | Singh equal share | | | | | | | holder | | | | | | | 2047 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 32 | 2048 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.3427179 | Baldev Singh Butta | | | | | | | Singh sons of Jagu | | | | | | | equal share in 1 half | | | | | | | 3 shair singh Beli | | | | | | | ram sons of Khoju 2 | | | | | | | half 3 share Lengeh | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 33 | 2049 min | Private | Non Agriculture | 0.0923189 | Rattan Singh S/o | | | | | | | Baldev Singh Self | | | | | | | Cultivation | | | | | | | 2049 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | 34 | 2179 min | Private | Agriculture | 0.0328808 | Kashmir Singh, | | | | | | | Rashpal Singh, | | | | | | | Balban Singh Ajit | | | | | | | Singh sons 32 share | | | | | | | in equal Amri devi | | | | | | | sakutla devi santosh | | | | | | | kumari d/o daya ram | | | | | | | 03 share in equal 1/2. | | | | | | | Mubharak Singh | | | | | | | share holder 1/2 Self | | | | | | | Cultivation | | | | | | | 2179 min | +---------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ | Total | | | 1.3800058 | +---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+------------------------------+ [F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-AKH/JAMMU-AKHNOOR/LA/2021-22/3D] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.08.30 09:29:33 +05'30'

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