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The Central Government declares the acquisition of land specified in the Schedule for NH-244 between Km. 12.850 and Km. 31.155, the Goha Khellani Section including Link Road, in Doda district, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, and its absolute vesting in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.

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By notification S.O. 4617(E), dated 9 October 2025, issued under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 3D of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways confirms the acquisition of land for the building (two-lane), maintenance, management and operation of NH-244 between Km. 12.850 and Km. 31.155 (the Goha Khellani Section, including Link Road) in the district of Doda, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. This follows an earlier notification (S.O. 4457(E), dated 11 October 2024) issued under Section 3A declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire the same land, the substance of which was published in "Daily Excelsior" (English) and "Amar Ujala" (Hindi), both dated 25 October 2024. The Competent Authority received and settled objections filed under Section 3-C, and submitted its report under Section 3D(1). The Central Government declares that the Schedule land, totaling 2.9706461 hectares, shall be acquired for the stated purpose and, on publication, vests absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The Schedule lists private and government plots of irrigated, unirrigated and agricultural land across the villages of Malhori, Hud, Mothi and Hambal, within the Doda taluk. The notification is signed by Shaikh Aminkhan, Director, and published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi.

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CG-DL-E-09102025-266822 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) 6793 GI/2025 (1) [. . NHIDCL/PMU-JMU/DPR/Goha-Khellani/LA/2020-21/3D] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th October, 2025 S.O. 4617(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, S.O.4457 (E) Dated:11/10/2024 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intension to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for building (two lane, etc.), maintenance, management and operation of NH-244 on the stretch of land from Km 12.850 to Km 31.155 (Goha Khellani Section including Link Road) in the district of Doda in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir; And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in "Daily Excelsior (English)” and “Amar Ujala (Hindi)” both dated on "25.10.2024"; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has received objections filed under Section 3-C, considered and settled the same appropriately; And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority has submitted its report to the Central Government; Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose; And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said Schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH-244 on the stretch of land from Km 12.850 to Km 31.155 (Goha Khellani Section including Link Road) in the district of Doda in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. | State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: DODA | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Name of Land | | | | | | (in Hectares) | Owner/Interested | | | | | | | Person | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | Taluk: Doda | | | | | | | Village: Malhori | | | | | | | 1 | 1065 | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0075879 | Mohd Iqbal, Mushtaq Ahmed, Khursheed Ahmed Sons equally 42 shares, Shrimati Parveena Begum, Parveza Akhter, Nazia Begum, Nazika Begum, Rozi Bano, Daughters equally 35 shares Saleema Begum Widow of Nazir Ahmed 11 shares out of 1/3. Suraya Begum 1st wife half Balqees banoo Daughter of Shrimati Barkatan 2nd wife Bashir Ahmed half out of 1/3. Zeeshan Khan son 2 shares Shrimati Ruksana Kousar, Romana Hamid, Rohana Hamid, Asmat Hamid Daughters equally 4 shares. Shrimati Chori widow Gafar Rather out of 1/3. | | 2 | 1164/831 | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.2503992 | Baldev Singh, Dev Raj, Nek Ram, Deep Singh Hansraj, Meena Kumari & Milap Devi in equal shares. | | 3 | 1199/712 | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.053115 | Khuda Baksh, Gulzar Ahmed equally 2/3, Amjed Amin, Majid Amin, Sajid Amin equally 7 shares, Shameem Akhter 01 Share out of 1/3 out of half share, Jalal Din Half Share | | 4 | 376min | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0050586 | Kulbeer Singh share holder | | 5 | 376min | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0050586 | Satvinder Singh share holder | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 6 | 796 | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0101171 | Mushtaq Ahmed, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Mohd Ashraf Sons Shrimati Rasheeda Begum widow Abdul Aziz equally 1 share, Mohd Yousf, Abdul Hamid, Gulab Din Farooq Ahmed sons Shrimati Sakina Widow of Ghulam Hussain equally 1 share, Akhter Hussain, Tariq Hussain, Shoket Husain sons of Khazer Din equally 1 share, Abdul Kareem, Nazeer Ahmed Sons of Gandar equally 2 shares. | | 7 | 832min | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0417332 | HemRaj Son of Mansa Thakar | | 8 | 888min | Government | UnIrrigated | 0.0935836 | Gairmumkin Jhar | | 9 | 888min | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.017705 | Umesh Kumar, Munish Manhas Sons equally 12 shares Shrimati Seema Devi, Sangeeta Devi daughtes Shrimati Rami Devi Widow of Rajinder Singh equally three shares out of 1 share. Raj Singh, Dhrub Singh, Subdev Singh sons Shrimati Rajkranti Daughter of Thakar Dass equally 4 shares. | | Village: Hud | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0050586 | Amar Chand share holder | | 11 | 11 | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0050586 | Ranjeet Singh Son of Ram Lal share holder | | 12 | 17min | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0075879 | Shanti Devi Daughter of Mangtoo share holder | | 13 | 27min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0252929 | Pritam Singh share holder | | 14 | 27min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0480564 | Pritam Singh share holder | | 15 | 27min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0050586 | Ranjeet Singh share holder | | 16 | 27min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0202343 | Ranjeet Singh share holder | | 17 | 53min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0379393 | Chain Lal share holder | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 18 | 53min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0859957 | Mohan Lal share holder | | 19 | 854/803/24 | Government | UnIrrigated | 0.0151757 | Government of Jammu & Kashmir | | 20 | 871/851/805/25 | Private | UnIrrigated | 0.0202343 | Amar Chand Son of Jagat Ram, Ranjeet Singh Son of Ram Lal | | 21 | 892/76 | Government | UnIrrigated | 0.0202343 | Government of Jammu & Kashmir | | 22 | 914/15 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0050586 | Suram Chand share holder | | 23 | 916/15 | Private | Irrigated | 0.0101171 | Sanjeet Kumar, Anil Kumar in equal shares share holders | | 24 | 995/52min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0303514 | Naseeb Singh share holder | | 25 | 995/52min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0202343 | Ranu Devi, Sushma Devi, Rajkumari in equal share share holders | | 26 | 995/52min | Private | Irrigated | 0.0227636 | Ranjeet Singh share holder | | Village: Mothi | | | | | | | 27 | 1057/280 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1112886 | Jagdish Kumar Son of Pathanu Share holder | | 28 | 1057/280 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0126464 | Girdhari Lal Son of Bansi Lal Share holder | | 29 | 1057/280 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0202343 | Kulbeer Singh Son of Bansi Lal Share holder | | 30 | 1057/280 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0101171 | Sudershan Lal Son of Bansi Lal Share holder. | | 31 | 1057/280 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0025293 | Jagdish Kumar Son of Pathanu Share holder | | 32 | 255 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0556443 | Jagdish Kumar Son of Pathanu Share holder | | 33 | 255 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0227636 | Ram Krishn Son of Chanda | | 34 | 256 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0429978 | Jagdish Kumar Son of Pathanu | | 35 | 256 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0050586 | Maqbooza Malkan | | 36 | 256 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0075879 | Maqbooza Malkan | | 37 | 256 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0505857 | Maqbooza Malkan | | 38 | 279 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0050586 | Biyasa Devi wife of Ramesh Kumar Share holder | | 39 | 41 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0075879 | Rishi Kumar Son of Wazir Chand Share holder | | 40 | 41 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0075879 | Raj Kumar Son of Wazir Chand Share holder | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Village: Hambal | | | | | | | 41 | 1107/742 | Government | State | 0.0505857 | Government of Jammu & Kashmir | | 42 | 1107/742 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0050586 | Omi Chand Share holder | | 43 | 1165/736 | Government | State | 0.0025293 | Government of Jammu & Kashmir | | 44 | 1179/688 | Government | State | 0.0252929 | Government of Jammu & Kashmir | | 45 | 1184/1178/688 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0227636 | Dev Raj Thaker | | 46 | 1963/765 | Private | Agriculture | 0.017705 | Suram Singh, Rajinder Singh in equal share. | | 47 | 484 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0733493 | Padam Singh | | 48 | 487 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0227636 | Padam Singh | | 49 | 489 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1644035 | Amarjeet Singh, Daljeet Singh, Surjeet Singh in equal shares | | 50 | 492 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1289935 | Suraj Parkash, Chander Parkash, Ved Parkash sons Shrimati Vibroti Daughter Shrimati Raj Devi Widow of Late Valdev in equal shares. | | 51 | 493 | Private | Degraded pastures (Grazing) | 0.0025293 | Ajeet Singh | | 52 | 500 | Government | State | 0.7233756 | Government of Jammu & Kashmir | | 53 | 672 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0278221 | Milap Singh, Ashok Kumar in equal share | | 54 | 673 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0151757 | Ravinder Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Vicky Kumar in equal shares. | | 55 | 678 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0075879 | Ishar Dass share holder | | 56 | 678 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0101171 | Shib Dev Share holder | | 57 | 735 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0025293 | Jameet Ram share holder | | 58 | 756 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0404686 | Maqbooza Malkan | | 59 | 761 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0050586 | Tirath Singh | | 60 | 761 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0025293 | Parlad Singh, Ram Chander, Satish Chander share holder | | 61 | 764 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0328807 | Daya Krishan Half share, Utam Singh, | | | | | | | Mohinder Singh Half share | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 62 | 765 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0126464 | Kelash Chander | | 63 | 766 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0278221 | Kishori Lal share holder | | 64 | 768 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0075879 | Parlad Singh, Ram Chander , Satish Chander in equal share half Tirah singh Half share holder | | 65 | 769 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0328807 | Amer Dai | | 66 | 769 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0404686 | Sudesh Singh,Nardev Singh in equal share share holder | | 67 | 769 | Private | Agriculture | 0.017705 | Prem Raj | | 68 | 770 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0303514 | Bharath Singh share holder | | 69 | 771 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0126464 | Amar Singh Share holder | | 70 | 772 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0126464 | Bharath Singh share holder | | 71 | 773 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0278221 | Sudesh Singh, Nardev Singh share holder | | 72 | 777 | Private | Agriculture | 0.088525 | Vishal, Ravinder SSon of DesRaj share holder | | 73 | 778 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0328807 | Bodh Raj, Hem Raj, Angrez Singh, Mahtam Singh, Ram Raj, Basant Raj in equal share 6 share Ram Kumari, Annu Bala equally one share. | | 74 | 780 | Common | Agriculture | 0.0126464 | Maqbooza Malkan | | Total | | | | 2.9706461 | | [F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-JMU/DPR/Goha-Khellani/LA/2020-21/3D] SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2025.10.09 22:36:39 +05'30' SRIVASTAVA

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