Date: 2026-06-11Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under Part II section Sub Section (I) Notification under clause 20A of the Railway Act 1989 (24 of 1989) for land to be Acquired in connection with Special Railway Project Namely Gauge Conversion project of Ujjain Fatehabad section in Ujjain District of the State of Madhya Pradesh.
**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Railways, dated June 11, 2026, announces the intent to acquire land in the Ujjain District of Madhya Pradesh for the Ujjain-Fatehabad gauge conversion project. The acquisition is classified as a Special Railway Project under the Railways Act, 1989. Stakeholders wishing to object to the acquisition must submit written grounds to the Competent Authority within 30 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Authority**
* **Project Name:** Western Railway Gauge Conversion project of the Ujjain-Fatehabad section.
* **Legal Basis:** The Central Government is exercising powers under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989 (amended in 2008).
* **Purpose:** Land is required for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the designated Special Railway Project.
**Land Details**
* **Location:** Chintaman Jawasiya village, Ujjain Tehsil, Ujjain District, Madhya Pradesh.
* **Affected Land:** Five specific plots are identified, comprising both private and government-owned land.
* **Survey Numbers:** Private land includes survey numbers 228, 229/3, and 260/1/2. Government land includes survey numbers 213/933 and 262.
* **Total Area:** The total area identified for acquisition across these five plots is approximately 1.0953 hectares.
**Objection and Inspection Process**
* **Right to Object:** Any person interested in the land may raise an objection regarding its use or acquisition under Section 20D of the Act.
* **Submission Procedure:** Objections must be made in writing to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Ujjain, setting out specific grounds.
* **Hearing Rights:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors the opportunity to be heard in person or via a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Order:** Any order issued by the Competent Authority regarding these objections shall be final.
* **Public Inspection:** Detailed plans of the land are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority and the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) in Ujjain.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Owners of the specified private land parcels in Chintaman Jawasiya village face the acquisition of their property for the railway project.
**Action Required**
Must submit any written objections to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) within 30 days of the notification date (June 11, 2026) if they wish to contest the acquisition.
**Competent Authority / Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Ujjain**
**Impact**
Designated as the official responsible for managing the legal challenges and administrative details of the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
Must receive written objections, conduct necessary inquiries, afford objectors a hearing, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Railways (Western Railway)**
**Impact**
Authorized to proceed with the acquisition process to facilitate the gauge conversion project.
**Action Required**
Coordinate the acquisition and subsequent execution, maintenance, and management of the Ujjain-Fatehabad railway section.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation (amended in 2008) under which the Central Government exercises powers to acquire land for railway projects.
Western Railway Gauge Conversion project (Ujjain-Fatehabad section): A designated Special Railway Project for which land is being acquired for execution, maintenance, management, and operation.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the Western Railway (Construction Organization).
Ujjain District, Madhya Pradesh: The specific location where the land acquisition is occurring, particularly affecting Chintaman Jawasiya village for the railway project.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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No. 417] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026/JYAISTHA 21, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पजिम रेलव े(जिमाणा सगं ठि )]
अजधसचू िा
म ंबई, 11 ििू , 2026
सा.का.जि. 467(अ.).—केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम ,1989 (रेल संिोजधत अजधजियम2008)की की धारा 20
(क) की उप धारा (1)द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए य े समाधाि हो िाि े के पिात ् कक लोक प्रयोिि के जलए यह
भूजम जिसका संजिप्त जववरण िीचे अि सूची म ेंकदया गया ह,ै मध्य प्रदेि राज्य के उज्जिै जिल ेम ेंउज्जैि –फतेहाबाद रेल अमाि
पररवताि िाम की जविेष रेल पररयोििा के जिष्पादि ,अि रिण प्रबंधि एव ं संचालि के जलए अपेजित ह,ैएसी भूजम के अििा
करिे के अपिे आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै|
उि भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध कोई व्यजि ,इस अजधसूचिा के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािि की तारीख स े30 कदि की अवजध क्र भीतर,
उि अजधजियम की धारा 20 घ की उप-धारा(1)के अधीि उपय ाि प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भजू म के अिाि और उपयोग के
संबंध म ें आिेप कर सकेगा |
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप सिम अजधकारी अर्ाात,् सिम प्राजधकारी एव ं अि जवभागीय अजधकारी,(रािस्ट्व), अि जवभाग-
उज्जैि (ग्रामीण ) जिला उज्जैि म.प्र. को जलजखत रुप म ेककया िाएगा और उसम ेउसके आधार उपवर्णात करेगा और सिम
प्राजधकारी आिेपकता ा को व्यजिगत रुप म ें या जवजध व्यवसायी के माध्यम स े स िवाई का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी
ऐसे आिेपों की स िवाई और िांच यकद कोई हो , जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे तो,आदेि द्वारा या तो आिपे ों के
जलए अि मजत दगे ा या अि मजत प्रदाि िही करेगा |
4206 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
उि अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा(I) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा कदया गया आदेि अंजतम होगा।
इस अजधसूचिा के अधीि आि े वाली भूजम का रेखांकि औरभूजम के अन्य ब्योरे उपलब्ध ह ैऔर जहतबद्ध व्यजि द्वारा सिम
अजधकारी के उपय ाि कायाालय एवं अि जवभागीय अजधकारी,(रािस्ट्व), अि जवभाग के कायाालय म ें उिका जिरीिण ककया
िा सकेगा |
अि सूची
मध्यप्रदेि राज्य के उज्जिै जिल ेम ेंउज्जिै –फतहे ाबाद रेल अमाि पररवतिा िाम की जविषे रेल पररयोििा के जलए
अजधग्रहण की िाि े वाली सरं चिा सजहत या सरं चिा रजहत भजू म का सजं िप्त जववरण
क्र भूजम का प्रभाजवत िेत्रफल
जिले का िाम तहसील का िाम ग्राम का िाम सव े िंबर
भूजम का हक्े टेयर
प्रकार
1 उज्जैि उज्जैि चचंतामण 228 जििी 0.4195
िवाजसया
2 उज्जैि उज्जैि चचंतामण 229/3 जििी 0.0010
िवाजसया
3 उज्जैि उज्जैि चचंतामण 260/1/2 जििी 0.6034
िवाजसया
4 उज्जैि उज्जैि चचंतामण 213/933 िासकीय 0.0528
िवाजसया
5 उज्जैि उज्जैि चचंतामण 262 िासकीय 0.0186
िवाजसया
[फा.स.ं ई. 82421-01]
धीरि क मार, म ख्य अजभयन्ता जिमााण-IV
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 11th June, 2026
G.S.R. 467(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(i) of section 20A of the Railways Act,
1989(as Amendment Act 2008,), the Central Government after being satisfied that the land , brief description of which
has given in the schedule below ,is required for public purpose for execution,maintenance,management and operation
of Special Railway Project namely Western Railway Gauge Conversion project of Ujjain-Fatehabad section in Ujjain
District of the State of Madhya Pradesh ,hereby, declares its intention to acquire such land;
Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for a foresaid purpose under
sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act:
Every such objection shall be made in writing to the competent Officer i.e. Competent Authority , &Sub -
Divisional Officer (Revenue) sub-division Ujjain District- Ujjain ,M.P. and shall set out the grounds thereof and the
competent officer shall afford the applicant an opportunity of being heard, either in person or through legal practitioner
and after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the competent officer may deem
necessary ,may by order either allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (I) of section 20(D) of the said act shall be final.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
The Plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by
the interested person at the above mentioned office of the Competent Authority and office of Sub-Divisional Officer
(Revenue) Sub-Division Ujjain.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of land with or without structure to be acquired for Special Railway
Project namely Western Railway Gauge Conversion project of Ujjain-Fatehabad section in Ujjain
District of the State of Madhya Pradesh.
Name Type of
Name of Survey Land to be Acquired
of Name of Village Land
S no. Tehsil Number Area in hect.
District
1 Ujjain Ujjain Chintaman Jawasiya 228 Private 0.4195
2 Ujjain Ujjain Chintaman Jawasiya 229/3 Private 0.0010
3 Ujjain Ujjain Chintaman Jawasiya 260/1/2 Private 0.6034
4 Ujjain Ujjain Chintaman Jawasiya 213/933 Govt. 0.0528
5 Ujjain Ujjain Chintaman Jawasiya 262 Govt. 0.0186
[F. No. E. - Office (E. 82421-01)]
DHEERAJ KUMAR, Chief Engineer Construction-IV
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