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The Ministry of Railways (South Western Railway, Construction Organisation) authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority' and 'Arbitrator' under the Railway Act, 1989, for Special Railway Projects.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (South Western Railway, Construction Organisation, Bengaluru Cantonment) issued Notification S.O. 1931(E) on April 17, 2026, to authorize specific officers as 'Competent Authority' and 'Arbitrator'. This authorization is granted under the powers conferred by clause (6) of section 20F and clause 7A of section 2 of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The designated officers, identified in a table within the notification, are to perform functions under the said Act for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of Special Railway Projects. An example provided is for the 'Construction of Road Over Bridge with LHS in lieu of LC No. 81 in Tumakuru - Arsikere (TK-ASK) Section, Koppa Village, Tiptur Taluk, Tumakuru District', where the Special land acquisition officer, Tumakuru Rayadurga project, Tumakuru Railway is designated as the Competent Authority, and the Regional Commissioner, Bengaluru, as the Arbitrator. This authorization takes effect from the date of the notification's publication in the official gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-KA-E-18042026-271900 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1861] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026/CHAITRA 27, 1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [South Western Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Bengaluru, the 17th April, 2026 S.O. 1931(E). In the exercise of the powers conferred by clause (6) of section 20F and clause 7A of section 2 of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) the Ministry of Railway (South Western Railway, Construction Organization, Bengaluru Cantonment) hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (4) of the table below as 'Competent Authority' and the officers mentioned in column (5) of the table below as 'Arbitrator' to perform the functions as such authority under the said act with effect from date of publication of this notification in the official gazette in respect of Special Railway Projects mentioned in column (2) relating to district mentioned in column (3) of the table below for public purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of such Special Railway Project. TABLE +---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Name of Project | District | Competent Authority | Arbitrator | +=========+=============================================================================+============+==========================================+================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1. | Construction of Road Over Bridge with LHS in lieu of LC No. 81 in Tumakuru | Tumakuru | Special land acquisition officer, | Regional Commissioner, | | | - Arsikere (TK-ASK) Section, Koppa Village, Tiptur Taluk, Tumakuru District | | Tumakuru Rayadurga project, | Bengaluru | | | | | Tumakuru Railway | | +---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+ [F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2026-27/Land SRP/1727] PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III / Construction, Bengaluru Cantonment 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. KUMER CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER

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