Date: 2025-06-12Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification in the Extraordinary Gazette of India under Section 6(1) of the PMP Act 1962 (50 of 1962) relating to land schedule in respect of Jalandhar Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project (JGPL) of IOCL for acquisition of RoU in the State of Punjab
## Policy Analysis Report: Acquisition of Right of User for Jalandhar-Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas concerning the acquisition of the right of user in land for the laying of a pipeline from Suchi Pind Jalandhar to Chander Mahapurakh Goindwal Sahib, under the Jalandhar Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project by Indian Oil Corporation Limited. This policy document declares the acquisition of land rights and vests these rights in the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, holding them responsible for compensation. The report outlines the policy's objective, key provisions, affected parties, inferred implementation aspects, and expected outcomes.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of a government notification, specifically regarding the acquisition of the right of user in land for a petroleum pipeline project. This analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy declaration regarding the acquisition of land user rights.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, based on the provided text, is to formally acquire the right of user in specific land parcels for the laying of a pipeline for the transportation of LPG, facilitating the Jalandhar Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project. A further objective includes assigning the responsibility of compensation for the acquired land use to the Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This new policy addresses the need to acquire the right of user in land for the construction of a pipeline. The text indicates that a prior notification (S.O. No. 3826E dated 06th September 2024) declared the government's intention to acquire these rights. This current notification appears to be the formal declaration of acquisition, following a report from the Competent Authority. The underlying problem the policy addresses is the necessity of securing land access for infrastructure development crucial for the transportation of LPG.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy, and thus the key provisions are as follows:
* **Declaration of Acquisition:** The Central Government formally declares the acquisition of the right of user in land specified in the Schedule appended to the notification for laying the pipeline.
* **Vesting of Rights:** The right of user in the land is vested in the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on the date of publication of the declaration, free from all encumbrances, instead of vesting directly in the Central Government.
* **Compensation Liability:** IOCL is exclusively liable for any compensation related to the acquisition, as outlined in Section 10 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (PMP Act, 1962).
* **Legal Protection:** The Central Government is shielded from any suits, claims, or legal proceedings related to the pipeline.
* **Schedule of Land:** The policy includes a schedule detailing the specific land parcels affected, listing the village, *Mustil No.*, *Killa No.*, Survey No. and the area to be acquired in Hectares and Square Meters for each location within the Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi of Kapurthala District in the State of Punjab.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy include:
* **Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL):** Bear the responsibility for laying the pipeline, paying compensation, and face potential legal claims.
* **Landowners in the specified areas:** Their right to use the land is affected. They are entitled to compensation from IOCL.
* **Residents of the affected villages:** Impacted by construction activity and potential environmental or social changes.
* **Consumers of LPG:** Will potentially benefit from improved infrastructure for the supply of LPG.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
Based on the provided text, the following implementation aspects can be inferred:
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is responsible for issuing the notification. The Competent Authority is responsible for submitting a report to the Central Government regarding the acquisition. The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is responsible for laying the pipeline and providing compensation to landowners.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** The policy indicates that copies of the initial notification were made available to the public by 11.01.2025. The effective date of the acquisition is the date of publication of the declaration. Further procedures regarding compensation would be governed by Section 10 of the PMP Act, 1962.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this policy, based on its provisions, are:
* **Facilitation of Pipeline Construction:** Secure land access for laying the pipeline, enabling the timely execution of the Jalandhar Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project.
* **Efficient LPG Transportation:** Improved infrastructure for the transportation of LPG, potentially leading to more reliable supply and reduced transportation costs.
* **Compensation to Landowners:** Ensure that landowners affected by the pipeline construction receive compensation for the use of their land.
* **Clear Assignment of Responsibilities:** Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the Central Government and IOCL in the project.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed represents a crucial step in the Jalandhar Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project, formally acquiring land user rights and assigning responsibility for compensation to the Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The policy aims to facilitate infrastructure development for LPG transportation, benefiting both consumers and the petroleum industry. Further analysis would require a review of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, and other related documents to fully understand the implications of this notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Government of India: The governing body issuing the notification.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The specific ministry within the Government of India responsible for the notification.
NEW DELHI: The location of publication for the Gazette of India.
JUNE 12, 2025: Date of the Gazette notification publication.
JYAISTHA 22, 1947: Alternative date corresponding to the Indian calendar.
S.O. 2562E: Order number of the notification.
Extraordinary Gazette of India no. 3496: Refers to another notification previously published.
PartII, section3, subsection ii: Section of the Gazette of India.
06th September 2024: Date of the previous notification (Gazette of India no. 3496).
S.O. No. 3826E: Order number of the previous notification (Gazette of India no. 3496).
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Acquisition of Right of User in Land Act, 1962: The Act under which the notification is issued.
1962 50 of 1962: Year of the Act and Act number.
Suchi Pind Jalandhar: Starting point of the pipeline.
Chander Mahapurakh Goindwal Sahib: End point of the pipeline.
Jalandhar Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project: Name of the pipeline project.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited: The corporation responsible for laying the pipeline.
Tehsil: Sultanpur Lodhi: Administrative division where the land acquisition is taking place.
Kapurthala District: District where the land acquisition is taking place.
State of Punjab: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
11.01.2025: Date copies of the Gazette notification were made available to the public.
Central Government: The governmental authority making the declaration to acquire right of user.
Gobindgarh: Name of Village
Allahditta: Name of Village
Kamalpur: Name of Village
Dadwindi: Name of Village
Jeorgepur Urf Merrypur: Name of Village
Masit: Name of Village
PMP Act, 1962: Abbreviation for Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Act, 1962
F. No. R1102512024ORIE48970: File number for the notification.
SHASHI SHEKHAR SINGH: Name of the Under Secretary.
Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Location where the document was printed.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the document.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 2498] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, िनू 12, 2025/ज्य ेष्ठ 22, 1947
No. 2498] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025/JYAISTHA 22, 1947
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 10 िून, 2025
का.आ. 2562(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार ने पेरोजलयम और खजनि पाइपलाइन (भूजम म ेंउपयोग के अजधकार का अिजन)
अजधजनयम 1962 (1962 का 50) (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) के
अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का. आ. 3826 (अ)
तारीख 06 जसतम्बर, 2024 िो भारत के असाधारण रािपत्र स.ं 3496, भाग – II, खण्ड 3, उप-खण्ड (ii) तारीख 06
जसतम्बर, 2024 म ेंप्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा उस अजधसूचना स ेसंलग्न अनुसूची म ेंजिजनर्िष्टज भूजम म ेंपंिाब राज्य म ेंइंजडयन
ऑयल कोपोरेिन जलजमटेड को एल.पी.िी. के पररिहन के जलए, िालंधर - गोइंििाल साजहब एल.पी.िी. पाईपलाइन
पररयोिना के तहत, सुच्ची पपंड (िालधं र) गांि स े चंडेर महापुरख (गोइंििाल साजहब) तक पाइपलाइन को तहसील -
सल्ु तानपरु लोधी, जिला- कपरू थला, राज्य- पिं ाब म ें जबछान े के प्रयोिन के जलए उपयोग के अजधकार के अिजन करन े के जलय े
अपन े आिय की घोषणा की थी ।
और उक्त रािपत्र अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता को 11.01.2025 तक उपलब्ध करा िी गई थी। और उक्त अजधजनयम
की धारा 6 की उपधारा (1) के अनुसरण म ेंसक्षम प्राजधकारी न ेकेंद्रीय सरकार को ररपोटज ि ेिी ह।ै
और केंद्रीय सरकार न,े उक्त ररपोट ज पर जिचार करन े के पश्चात ् और यह समाधान हो िाने पर दक उक्त भूजम
पाइपलाइन जबछाने के जलए अपेजक्षत ह,ै उसम ें उपयोग के अजधकार का अिनज करने का जिजनश्चय दकया ह।ै
3780 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अतः अब, केंद्रीय सरकार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 6 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए
एति द्वारा घोषणा करती ह ैदक इस अजधसूचना स े सलं ग्न अनुसचू ी म ें जिजनर्िष्टज भूजम म ें पाइपलाइन जबछान े के जलए उपयोग
के अजधकार का अिजन दकया िाए।
और केंद्रीय सरकार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 6 की उपधारा (4) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह
जनिेि िेती ह ै दक उक्त भूजम में उपयोग का अजधकार इस घोषणा के प्रकािन की तारीख स े केंद्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत होन े के
बिाए, सभी जिल्लंगमो स े मक्तु होकर इंजडयन ऑयल कॉपोरेिन जलजमटेड म ेंजनजहत होगी।
पेरोजलयम और खजनि पाइपलाइन अजधजनयम, 1962 की धारा 10 के अधीन दकसी भी क्षजतपूर्तज के जलए इंजडयन
ऑयल कॉपोरेिन जलजमटेड पणू तज या उत्तरिायी होगी और पाइपलाइन स े सम्बंजधत दकसी भी मामले पर केंद्रीय सरकार के
जिरुद्ध कोई िािा या कानूनी कायजिाही नहीं हो सकेगी।
अनसु चू ी
तहसील : सल्ु तानपरु लोधी जिला : कपरू थला राज्य : पिं ाब
दकल्ला न. / सि े क्षत्रे फल
क्र. स. हिबस्ट्त न॰ गािाँ का नाम मसु तील न.
न. ह.े एअर िग.ज मीटर
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 गोपबंिगढ़ 63 7/2 00 00 13
14/1 00 04 17
14/2 00 01 79
67 8/2 00 03 86
2 3 अल्लादित्ता 11 20/1/1 00 00 10
20/1/2 00 02 81
23/1 00 00 23
25/1/1 00 02 85
25/1/2 00 00 57
28 1/1/2 00 02 67
29 12/1 00 00 28
12/2 00 05 42
16/2 00 04 03
25/1 00 00 07
30 22/1 00 03 92
22/2 00 02 11
35 3/1 00 00 24
3/2 00 02 84
4/1 00 01 96
4/2 00 04 07
34 13/1 00 04 89
13/2 00 00 01
18/1 00 00 30
18/2 00 00 80
3 4 कमालपुर 56 23/1-2 00 06 57
59 4/1 00 04 02
5/1-3 00 02 84[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
85 7/1 00 04 78
7/2 00 00 31
14/2/2/2 00 01 09
15/1 00 00 31
15/2 00 05 87
84 11/2 00 02 45
23/1 00 00 28
114 4/1 00 04 22
4/2 00 01 41
113 10/1 00 02 82
10/2 00 01 89
9/1 00 05 34
9/2 00 00 29
111 22/2 00 02 58
22/3 00 02 61
128 4/1 00 05 81
129 1/2 00 01 23
10/1 00 03 61
10/2 00 00 75
4 32 डडपिंडी 60/1 00 03 87
60/2 00 01 92
376/1 00 00 26
535/1 00 03 59
535/2 00 01 07
538/2/1 00 00 72
538/2/2 00 01 43
1773/1 00 03 37
1773/2 00 00 91
5 33 िॉिजपुर उफज मैरीपुर 48 11/1 00 01 73
11/2 00 00 08
12/1 00 00 27
12/2 00 05 12
19/1 00 01 83
19/2 00 00 02
18/1 00 00 75
18/2 00 04 96
6 42 मसीत 28 17/1 00 00 42
27 20/1 00 02 02
20/2 00 03 684 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
19/2 00 00 80
22/1 00 03 40
22/2 00 01 51
21/2/2 00 00 01
45 10/1 00 03 11
10/2 00 02 93
53 23/1 00 00 20
23/2 00 02 37
[फा. स.ं आर-11025/1/2024-ओआर-I/ई-48970]
िजि िेखर पसंह, अिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th June, 2025
S.O. 2562(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas, published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India no. 3496, Part-II, section-3, sub-section (ii) dated 06th
September 2024 vide S.O. No. 3826(E) dated 06th September 2024 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), 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 of Pipeline from Suchi Pind ( Jalandhar) to Chander
Mahapurakh (Goindwal Sahib) under Jalandhar – Goindwal Sahib LPG Pipeline Project by Indian Oil Corporation
Limited in Tehsil: Sultanpur Lodhi of Kapurthala District in State of Punjab for transportation of LPG.
And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public by 11.01.2025. And
whereas, under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act the Competent Authority has 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 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 Indian Oil Corporation Limited, free from all
encumbrances.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited shall be exclusively liable for any compensation in terms of Section 10 of the
P&MP Act, 1962 and no suit, claim or legal proceeding would lie against the Central Government on any matter relating
to the pipeline.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
SCHEDULE
Tehsil : Sultanpur Lodhi District : Kapurthala State : Punjab
Hadbast Killa /Survey Area
Sl. No. Name of Village Mustil No.
No. No Hectare Are Sq.meter
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 Gobindgarh 63 7/2 00 00 13
14/1 00 04 17
14/2 00 01 79
67 8/2 00 03 86
2 3 Allahditta 11 20/1/1 00 00 10
20/1/2 00 02 81
23/1 00 00 23
25/1/1 00 02 85
25/1/2 00 00 57
28 1/1/2 00 02 67
29 12/1 00 00 28
12/2 00 05 42
16/2 00 04 03
25/1 00 00 07
30 22/1 00 03 92
22/2 00 02 11
35 3/1 00 00 24
3/2 00 02 84
4/1 00 01 96
4/2 00 04 07
34 13/1 00 04 89
13/2 00 00 01
18/1 00 00 30
18/2 00 00 80
3 4 Kamalpur 56 23/1-2 00 06 57
59 4/1 00 04 02
5/1-3 00 02 84
85 7/1 00 04 78
7/2 00 00 31
14/2/2/2 00 01 09
15/1 00 00 31
15/2 00 05 87
84 11/2 00 02 45
23/1 00 00 28
114 4/1 00 04 22
4/2 00 01 41
113 10/1 00 02 82
10/2 00 01 89
9/1 00 05 34
9/2 00 00 29
111 22/2 00 02 58
22/3 00 02 61
128 4/1 00 05 81
129 1/2 00 01 23
10/1 00 03 61
10/2 00 00 75
4 32 Dadwindi 60/1 00 03 87
60/2 00 01 92
376/1 00 00 26
535/1 00 03 59
535/2 00 01 07
538/2/1 00 00 72
538/2/2 00 01 436 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1773/1 00 03 37
1773/2 00 00 91
5 33 Jeorgepur Urf Merrypur 48 11/1 00 01 73
11/2 00 00 08
12/1 00 00 27
12/2 00 05 12
19/1 00 01 83
19/2 00 00 02
18/1 00 00 75
18/2 00 04 96
6 42 Masit 28 17/1 00 00 42
27 20/1 00 02 02
20/2 00 03 68
19/2 00 00 80
22/1 00 03 40
22/2 00 01 51
21/2/2 00 00 01
45 10/1 00 03 11
10/2 00 02 93
53 23/1 00 00 20
23/2 00 02 37
[F. No. R-11025/1/2024-OR-I/E-48970]
SHASHI SHEKHAR SINGH, Under Secy.
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