**Summary:**
This notification, S.O. 2944 (E), issued by the Ministry of Railways, South East Central Railway, and published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (ii), concerns the appointment of an arbitrator for land acquisition related to a Special Railway Project in Chhattisgarh State. Effective from the date of publication (July 1, 2025), the Central Government, exercising powers conferred by clause 7A of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989, appoints the officer listed in Column 2 as the Arbitrator. Specifically, the Upper Commissioner, Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, is appointed as the Arbitrator for Revenue village Singhanpur of Kharsia Tahsil, for Bilaspur Jharsuguda 4th line of South East Central Railway, Bilaspur. The legal basis for this appointment is subsection 6 of Section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The notification was issued on June 26, 2025, and bears file number DCECIIBSPMISC232. The Chief Administrative Officer Con., Alok Tiwari, is the issuing authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act 1989: A law pertaining to railways, specifically mentioned in the context of Section 20F and clause 7A of section 2.
Central Government: The governing body that appoints the Arbitrator for land acquisition as per the notification.
Chhattisgarh State: The state where the Special Railway Project is located, necessitating land acquisition.
Bilaspur Division: A division of the South East Central Railway involved in the Bilaspur Jharsuguda 4th line project.
South East Central Railway: The railway zone undertaking the Special Railway Project, specifically the Bilaspur Jharsuguda 4th line.
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh: City and state where the South East Central Railway is located.
Jharsuguda, Odisha: City in Odisha, part of the Bilaspur Jharsuguda 4th line railway project.
ALOK TIWARI: Chief Administrative Officer Con.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2877] नई ददल्ली, मगं लर्ार, िुलाई 1, 2025/आषाढ़ 10, 1947
No. 2877] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025/ASHADHA 10, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
(दजिण पूर्व मध्य रेलर्े)
अजधसचू ना
जिलासपुर, 26 िुन, 2025
भारतीय रेल अजधजनयम 1989 की धारा 20 (च) के अतं गतव ज्ञापन
का.आ. 2944(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, भारतीय रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 की 24) की धारा 2 के खडं 7अ
द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और उि अजधजनयम की धारा 20च उपधारा (6) के अंतगवत सरकारी गिट म ें इस
अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य म ें एतदद्व ारा नीच े दी गई ताजलका के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें र्र्णवत अजधकारी
को ताजलका के स्ट्तंभ (3) म ें उल्लेजखत जर्िेष रेल पररयोिना हते ु िमीन अजधग्रहण के जलए मध्यस्ट्थ जनयुि करती ह।ै
क्र. सिम अजधकारी जर्िषे रेल पररयोिना के ित्रे
1 2 3
1 अपर आयिु /जिलासपरु , संभाग दजिण पूर् व मध्य रेलर्े के जिलासपुर – झारसुगुड़ा चौथी लाइन के जलए रािस्ट्र्
जिलासपुर
ग्राम – ससंघनपुर, तहसील खरजसया
[Qk- la- DCE/C/II/BSP/MISC-232 ]
आलोक जतर्ारी, मुख्य प्रिासजनक अजधकारी (जनमावण)
4332 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(South East Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Bilaspur, the 26th June, 2025
Notice under Section 20(F) of Railways Act 1989
S.O. 2944 (E).- In exercise of powers conferred by clause 7A of the section 2 of Railway Act, 1989 (24 of
1989), the Central Government hereby appoints the officer mentioned in Column 2 of the table below as Arbitrator for
the land acquisition in Special Railway Project for Chhattisgarh State, mentioned in Column 3, in terms of sub-section
(6) of section 20F, with effect from date of publication of this notification in the Gazette.
S.N. Arbitrator Area of Special Railway Project
1 2 3
1 Upper Commissioner/Bilaspur, Revenue village – Singhanpur of Kharsia Tahsil, for Bilaspur –
Division, Bilaspur Jharsuguda 4th line of South East Central Railway, Bilaspur.
[F. No. DCE/C/II/BSP/MISC-232]
ALOK TIWARI, Chief Administrative Officer (Con.)
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