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PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 12, 2024 (PAUSA 22, 1945 SAKA)
EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024 (PAUSA 22, 1945 SAKA)
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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF POWER
(ENERGY BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 24th August, 2023
No. 5/10/2007-EB6/3825.- Whereas the Government of Punjab, Department of Power, vide Notification
No. 5/10/2007-EV6/2196-2197, dated the13th June, 2011 intiated the process of acquiring land under section 4
of the Land Acquistion Act, 1894 (Central Act of 1894) at villages Jeonpura, Chorti Kheri, Harna, Haripur and
Loha Kheri, Tehsil and District Fatehgarh Sahib for laying railway line upto Thermal Power Plant, Nabha
Power Limited situated near Rajpura. Thereafter, notification under section 6 of the Land Acquistion Act, 1894
was published vide No. 5/10/2007-EB6/4067-4068, dated 9th December,2011 for acquiring land at villages
Jeonpura, Chorti Kheri,Harna,Tehsil and District Fatehgarh Sahib. Balkar Singh and other petitioners, khewatdars
of village Jeonpura filed a Civil Writ Petition No. 18635 of 2011 in the Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Whereas keeping in view the orders passed in abovesaid Civil Writ Petition No 18635 of 2011, a fresh
notification was issued under section 6 of the Land Acquistion Act, 1894 for acquiring land at village Jeonpura,
Tehsil and District Fatehgarh Sahib vide Notification No. 5/10/2007-Ev6/1369-1370, dated the 6th June, 2012.
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate-cum-Land Acquistion Collector, Fatehgarh Sahib passed Award No.1, dated the
11th June, 2012 by excluding the land of the petitioners i.e 106 Kanal 17 Marlas situated in village Jeonpura,
District Fatehgarh Sahib.
Whereas the petitioners again filed Civil Writ Petition No 11956 of 2012 in the Hon'ble Punjab and
Haryana High Court. The Hon'ble High Court passed the following orders on 21.2.2013:
"Mr. Jain, learned Addl.A.G,Punjab states that during the pendency of the writ petition, the State
will not take any steps in pursuance of the notification of land of the petitioners."
Whereas the Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High Court passed the following orders on 08.10.2013:
"Mr.Grewal, learned counsel for the petitioners informs that the respondent company has
expressed its inability to purchase/acquire the left out land. Since the acquisition has left any
utility of the un-acquired land of the petitioners, we impress upon the State Government to take
necessary measure for acquisition of the left out land either by compelling the respondent
company or otherwise.
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List again on 26.2.2014.
Interim order to continue."
Whereas the Hon'ble High Court in its hearing on 3rd August,2022 directed the Principal Secretary,
Power to convene a meeting with all the concerned stakeholders. Accordingly a meeting was held on
8th August, 2022 and Nabha Power Limited vide their letter dated the 2nd August,2022 submitted that they have
no-objection to denotification of the land measuring 13 Acre 2 Kanal 17 Marla of village Jeonpura, District
Fatehgarh Sahib. The Hon'ble High Court vide its order dated 15 December, 2022 ordered as follows :
"CWP-11956-2012
Since the award was not passed, the respondents can initiate proceedings to de-notify the land of
the petitioner-Balkar Singh."
Therefore,in view of the aforesaid directions issued by the Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High Court in
Civil Writ Petition No 11956 of 2012 and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Land
Acquistion Act,1894 read with sub-section(2) of section 114 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency
in Land Acquistion, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013) and section 6 of the
General Clauses Act, 1897 (Central Act 10 of 1897) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the
Governor of Punjab is pleased to withdraw from the acquisition of the following land mention in the schedule,
namely:-
SCHEDULE
Serial
Serial
Village
Tehsil
District
Hadbast
Khasra
Kanal/
Type
Number No. of
No.
Nos.
Marla
Notifi-
cation
already
issued
(Section
4 and 6)
1
1
Jeonpura
Fatehgarh
Fatehgarh
265
24//17
0-15
Chahi
Sahib
Sahib
2
2
24
0-12
Chahi
3
3
23
4-4
Chahi
4
4
18
2-13
Chahi
5
5
22
4-3
Chahi
6
6
19
5-13
Chahi
7
7
21
2-8
Chahi
8
8
20
5-3
Chahi
9
9
23//25
0-1
Chahi
10
10
16
6-8
Chahi
11
11
15
2-5
Chahi
12
12
17
0-17
Chahi
13
13
14
6-1
Chahi
14
14
77 Rasta
0-15
Gair
Mumkin
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PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 12, 2024 (PAUSA 22, 1945 SAKA)
15
15
13
0-2
Chahi
16
16
8
2-15
Chahi
17
17
7
3-18
Chahi
18
18
4
1-5
Chahi
19
19
3
5-18
Chahi
20
20
19//23
6-15
Chahi
21
21
24
0-1
Chahi
22
22
17
0-3
Chahi
23
23
18
6-13
Chahi
24
24
14
2-2
Chahi
25
25
13
5-10
Chahi
26
26
6
0-1
Chahi
27
27
8
2-9
Chahi
28
28
7
5-18
Chahi
29
29
3
0-1
Chahi
30
30
4
5-10
Chahi
31
31
5
3-14
Chahi
32
32
15//24
0-9
Chahi
33
33
25
6-19
Chahi
34
34
16
2-1
Chahi
35
35
16//21
1-5
Chahi
36
36
20
1-10
Chahi
Total
106-K
17-M
Sd/-
TEJVEER SINGH
Chandigarh
Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,
The 22nd August, 2023
Department of Power.
3013/1-2024/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar