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The Central Government declares the acquisition of the right of user in specified land for laying a pipeline, vesting this right in Numaligarh Refinery Limited, under sub-section (1) and (4) of section 6 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 4886(E) dated 3rd September, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, declares the acquisition of the right of user in specified land for laying a pipeline. This action is taken under sub-section (1) and (4) of section 6 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962). It follows the Central Government's earlier declaration of intention, S.O. No. 5736(E) dated 10th December, 2025, to acquire land for a crude oil pipeline from Paradip, Odisha, to Numaligarh, Assam, to be laid by Numaligarh Refinery Limited. Copies of the previous notification were made available to the public until 30.01.2026. After receiving and considering a report from the competent authority under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Act, and being satisfied of the land's requirement, the Central Government has decided to acquire the right. The acquired right of user in the land specified in the appended Schedule, which includes various plots in districts like Katihar, Purnia, and Kishanganj in the State of Bihar, shall vest directly in Numaligarh Refinery Limited, free from all encumbrances, upon publication of this declaration. Numaligarh Refinery Limited will be solely responsible for any compensation under Section 10 of the P & MP Act, 1962.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07092026-276047 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4699] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2026/BHADRA 12, 1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd September, 2026 S.O. 4886(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas S.O. No. 5736(E) dated the 10th December, 2025, issued under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India dated the 11th December 2026, the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the right of user in the land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying pipeline in the State of Odisha for the transportation of Crude Oil from Paradip in Odisha to Numaligarh in Assam by Numaligarh Refinery Limited; And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public up to 30.01.2026; And whereas the competent authority has under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act submitted report to the Central Government; And whereas the Central Government, after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipeline, has decided to acquire the right of user therein; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the right of user in the land specified in the Schedule appended to this notification is hereby acquired for laying the pipeline; And further, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the right of user in the said land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in the Central Government, vest on the date of publication of the declaration, in Numaligarh Refinery Limited, free from all encumbrances. Numaligarh Refinery Limited shall be exclusively liable for any compensation in terms of Section 10 of the P & MP Act, 1962 and no suit or legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government, the competent authority or State Government or Corporation on any matter relating to the pipeline. Schedule State: Bihar +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ | Sl. | District | Anchal | Mouza Name & | Plot No. | Area | | No. | | | Thana No. | | Hec | Are | Sq. | | | | | | | | | Mtr | +=====+==========+===========+=======================+===========+=====+=====+=======+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ | 1 | Katihar | Barari | Bishnupur-186 | 517 | 00 | 01 | 30 | +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ | 2 | Katihar | Barari | Sukhasan-168 | 884 | 00 | 02 | 20 | +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ | 3 | Purnia | Jalalgarh | Ekamba-194 | 1780 | 00 | 01 | 60 | | | | | | 1777 | 00 | 07 | 92 | | | | | | 1778 | 00 | 00 | 20 | | | | | | 1774 | 00 | 14 | 06 | | | | | | 1773 | 00 | 07 | 36 | | | | | | 1606 | 00 | 00 | 84 | +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ | 4 | Purnia | Jalalgarh | Hafaniya-196 | 149 | 00 | 00 | 48 | +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ | 5 | Purnia | Baisa | Mirzapur-42 | 1570 | 00 | 00 | 25 | +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ | 6 | Kishanganj | Thakurganj | Barchaundi-185 | 237 | 00 | 04 | 80 | | | | | | 157 | 00 | 06 | 44 | | | | | | 156 | 00 | 07 | 20 | | | | | | 155 | 00 | 02 | 60 | | | | | | 155/1053 | 00 | 07 | 21 | +-----+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+-------+ [F. No. R-11025(14)/3/2021-OR-I/E-38524] HARIT KUMAR SHAKYA, Under Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. RAVINDER KUMAR Date: 2026.09.07 23:02:06 +05'30'

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