S.O. 1450(E): Whereas by notification of Government of India in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, No.S.O. 393(E) dated 10.02.2014, 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), Government of India, declared its intention to acquire the Right of User in land, specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)-Jaysing Nagar-Beohari-Gurh-Phulpur (Uttar Pradesh) gas pipeline for transportation of natural gas from the Sohagpur (East) and Sohagpur (West) CBM blocks under Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, of Reliance Industries Ltd by Reliance Gas Pipelines Ltd to the consumers in various parts of the country;
And whereas, the copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on or before 07/04/2014;
And whereas, the objections received from the public to the laying of the pipeline have been considered and disallowed by the Competent Authority;
And whereas, the Competent Authority has under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the said Act, submitted report to the Government of India;
And whereas, Government of India, after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipeline, have 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, Government of India 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, Government of India, hereby directs that the Right of User in the said land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in Government of India, vest on the date of publication of the declaration, in Reliance Gas Pipelines Ltd, free from all encumbrances.
— F. No. L-14014/2/2014-GP-II
S.P. Agarwal, Under Secretary, New Delhi, June 3, 2014
