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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

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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

Chahi

6

6

19

5-13

Chahi

7

7

21

2-8

Chahi

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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.

3289$1-2025/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar