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No. 3] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025 (PAUSA 27, 1946 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
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 above said 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
( 53 )54 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., JANUARY 17, 2025 (PAUSA 27, 1946 SAKA) PART I] 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.
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 15th 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 Num No of No. Nos Marla ber Notifi
cation
already
issued
(Section
on 4 and
6)
1 1 Jeonpura Fathehgarh Fathegarh 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 ChahiPART I] PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., JANUARY 17, 2025 (PAUSA 27, 1946 SAKA) 55 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 0-15 Gair
Rasta Mumkin
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.
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