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The Ministry of Railways authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority' and 'Arbitrator' for land acquisition for Special Railway Projects under the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically the South Western Railway (Construction Organization, Bengaluru Cantonment), issued Notification S.O. 2080(E) on April 23, 2026, authorizing specific officers to act as 'Competent Authority' and 'Arbitrator' for land acquisition purposes. 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 officers are designated to perform functions under the said Act for Special Railway Projects requiring land acquisition for public purpose. For the 'Quadrupling Between Hosapete-Bellari stations (65km)' project, the Assistant Commissioner, Hospet, and Assistant Commissioner, Ballari, are designated as Competent Authorities for the districts of VIJAYANAGAR and BALLARI, respectively. The Regional Commissioner, Kalburgi, is designated as the Arbitrator for this project. This authorization takes effect from the date of publication of the notification in the official gazette. The notification was signed by Pardeep Puri, Chief Engineer.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-KA-E-25042026-272080 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2007] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026/VAISAKHA 4, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [South Western Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Bengaluru, the 23rd April, 2026 S.O. 2080(E).β€”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 officer mentioned at column (4) in the table below as 'Competent Authority' and the officer mentioned at column (5) in 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 at column (2), relating to districts mentioned at column (3) in the table below for Land Acquisition required for the public purpose. TABLE +----+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+---------------------+ | Sl.| Name of the Project | District | Competent Authority | Arbitrator | | No.| | | | | +====+===================================+================+===========================+=====================+ | (1)| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +----+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+---------------------+ | 1. | Quadrupling Between | VIJAYANAGAR | Assistant Commissioner, | Regional | | | Hosapete- Bellari stations (65km) | | Hospet | Commissioner, | | | | BALLARI | Assistant Commissioner, | Kalburgi | | | | | Ballari | | +----+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------+---------------------+ [F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2026-27/Land SRP/1727] PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer

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