REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT
WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION
No. 707ņRDM-LAA-PURI-0002/2024-R&DM. The 6th January 2025
Whereas the Hon’ble High Court vide judgement dated 16.11.2010 in a
series of writ petitions No. in W.P.(C) No.11607 of 2007, W.P.(C) No.
7163,7278,7279,7360,8636,10325 & 12948 of 2008 and W.P.(C) No. 6863 of
2009, have quashed the land acquisition proceedings for acquisition of land for
establishment of Vedanta University including the Notification u/s 4(1) and 6(1)
and the award passed in all such land acquisition proceedings with a direction
to restore the possession of the acquired land to the respective land owners
and on restoration of possession to the land owners, they shall refund the
amount received by them as compensation or otherwise in respect of their
lands.
And whereas the said judgement dated 16.11.2010 of the Hon’ble High
Court has been upheld by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the Civil Appeal Nos.
1144-1146 of 2011, 1148-1150 of 2011, 1152-1154 of 2011 and 1161-69 of
2011.
In compliance to the said orders of Hon'ble High Court and of the
Hon’ble Apex Court and in exercise of the powers conferred under Section
48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894, the State Government do hereby
withdraw from the total notified area of acquisition of Ac. 374.54 in Village-
Alatunga, P.S.-Puri Sadar, Tahsil-Puri, District-Puri for establishment of
Vedanta University covered by Revenue & DM Department Notification No.
58221 dated 14.12.2006 published in the EOG vide No. 15 dated 06.01.2007
and Declaration No.49390 dated 17.12.2007 published in the EOG vide No.
114 dated 17.01.2008 of which possession has not been taken.
Withdrawal land Schedule
(Land Schedule attached herewith)
The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 954 CUTTACK, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025/CHAITRA 29, 1947