REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT
WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION
No. 713ņRDM-LAA-PURI-0004-2024-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.
803.67 in village-Samangara, P.S.-Puri Sadar, Tahsil-Puri, District-Puri
for establishment of Vedanta University covered by Revenue & DM
Department Notification No. 59476 dated 21.12.2006 published in the
EOG vide No. 18 dated 08.01.2007 and Declaration No.48747 dated
13.12.2007 published in the EOG vide No. 302 dated 02.02.2008 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. 955 CUTTACK, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025/CHAITRA 29, 1947