Date: 2025-12-09Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Notification in the Extraordinary Gazette of India Under Section 6(1) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines(ARUL) Act, 1962 regarding declaration of acquisition of the Right of User in Land for Mumbai Nagpur Jharsuguda (MNJPL) Natural Gas Pipeline
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of the right of user in land for laying a natural gas pipeline. The notification, dated December 5, 2025, concerns the Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline, specifically the Nagpur-Jabalpur section, in the state of Maharashtra. It declares that the right of user is vested in GAIL (India) Limited, free from encumbrances.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Acquisition of Right of User:**
* The Government of India is acquiring the right of user in specified land for laying a natural gas pipeline.
* The acquisition is made under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of Users in Land) Act, 1962.
* **Pipeline Project:**
* The pipeline is part of the Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline.
* The specific section covered in the notification is Nagpur-Jabalpur.
* **Vesting of Rights:**
* The right of user in the land is vested in GAIL (India) Limited.
* This right is free from all encumbrances.
* **Land Details:**
* The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific land being acquired in Maharashtra.
* The district is Nagpur, the taluka is Kalmeshwar, and the village is Gondkhairi.
* The land is identified by Survey No. 564, with an area of 00 Hectares, 25 Are, and 43 Sq. mtr.
**Impact Analysis**
**GAIL (India) Limited**
* **Impact:** GAIL (India) Limited is granted the right of user to lay the natural gas pipeline on the specified land, free from any encumbrances.
* **Action Required:** GAIL (India) Limited can proceed with laying the pipeline on the acquired land.
**Landowners/Public**
* **Impact:** Landowners are relinquishing the right of user on the specified land. Objections have been considered, and the government has determined the land is required for the project.
* **Action Required:** Landowners must allow GAIL (India) Limited access to the land for the purpose of laying the pipeline.
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** The Government of India retains regulatory oversight of the project and ensures compliance with the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Act.
* **Action Required:** Continue to oversee the project and ensure compliance with regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum & Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of right of users in land) Act, 1962: The central act under which the right of user is acquired for laying petroleum and mineral pipelines.
GAIL (India) Limited: The entity to which the right of user for laying the pipeline is being transferred.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification related to acquiring the right of user for the pipeline.
Mumbai – Nagpur – Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline: The specific pipeline project for which the right of user is being acquired, specifically the Nagpur-Jabalpur section.
Maharashtra: The state where the land for the pipeline is located.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th December, 2025
S.O. 5688(E).—Whereas by Notification of Government of India, in Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
vide S.O. No 1530(E) dated 20.03.2025; issued under sub - section (1) of section 3 of the Petroleum & Minerals Pipelines
(Acquisition of right of users in land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), published in the
Gazette of India dated 28.03.2025, the Government of India declared its intention to acquire the right of user in the lands
specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying Pipeline for transportation of natural
gas through Mumbai – Nagpur – Jharsuguda (Section:- Nagpur - Jabalpur) pipeline in the State of Maharashtra by GAIL
(India) Limited;
And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public;
And whereas the objections received from the public to the laying of the pipeline have been considered of by
the Competent Authority;
And whereas the Competent Authority has, under sub-section (1) of section (6) of the said Act, submitted its
report to 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, 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
Government of India hereby declares that the Right of User in the said lands specified in the Schedule appended to this
notification is hereby acquired for laying the pipeline;
And, further, in exercise of powers conferred by sub section (4) of the Section (6) of the said Act, Government
of India hereby directs the Right of User in the land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in Government of
India, vest, on the this date of the publication of the declaration, in the GAIL (India) Limited, free from all encumbrances.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline
Section - Nagpur - Jabalpur
SCHEDULE
State : Maharashtra
Area
District Taluka Village Survey No.
Hect. Are Sq. mtr.
1 2 3 4 5
Nagpur Kalmeshwar Gondkhairi 564 00 25 43
[F. No. L-14014/4/2024-GP-II (E-48898)]
RAMJI LAL MEENA, Under Secy.
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