**Executive Summary**
This document, published in the Gazette of India on January 12, 2026, declares the Central Government's decision to acquire the right of user for specific land parcels in Punjab for laying a natural gas pipeline. This acquisition, effective from the date of publication, is for the benefit of GSPL India Gasnet Limited (GIGL). The notification references previous communications, notably notification number S.O. 5294(E) dated December 6, 2024.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Declaration:** The Central Government declares the acquisition of right of user for lands specified in the attached schedule.
* **Pipeline Purpose:** The land is required for laying a pipeline for transporting natural gas by GSPL India Gasnet Limited (GIGL).
* **Effective Date and Vesting:** The right of user vests in GSPL India Gasnet Limited (GIGL) from the date of this declaration, free from all encumbrances, instead of the Central Government.
* **Company Liability:** GSPL India Gasnet Limited (GIGL) is solely liable for compensation under Section 10 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline Act, 1962.
* **Litigation Restriction:** No suit, claim, or legal proceeding related to the pipeline can be brought against the Central Government.
* **Schedule Details:** The schedule lists villages, Khasra numbers (land parcel identifiers), and land area details (in hectares, Ares, and square meters) in District Bathinda, Punjab, where the right of user is acquired. Villages include Raiya, Kaureana, Behman Kaur, Ram Tirath Jaga, Fatehgarh Nau, Talwandi Sabo, Lelewala, Bhai Bakhtor, and Chanarthal
**Impact Analysis**
**GSPL India Gasnet Limited (GIGL)**
* **Impact:** Gains the right of user over specified land for laying the pipeline, essential for the Mehsana - Bathinda Natural Gas Pipeline Project.
* **Action Required:** Responsible for providing compensation to affected landowners and defending against any legal challenges related to the pipeline (excluding those against the Central Government).
**Landowners in Specified Villages**
* **Impact:** Lose the right to unrestricted use of the identified portions of their land; compensation is due.
* **Action Required:** Expect compensation for the loss of right of user; no specific action is mentioned in the document.
**Central Government**
* **Impact:** Transfers right of user to GSPL; shielded from legal action related to the pipeline project (except any compensation related claims).
* **Action Required:** None specifically outlined.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962: Central act enabling the acquisition of land for petroleum and mineral pipelines.
GSPL India Gasnet Limited (GIGL): Company responsible for laying the Mehsana - Bathinda Natural Gas Pipeline, and liable for any compensation.
Mehsana - Bathinda Natural Gas Pipeline: Gas pipeline being laid from Mehsana (Gujarat) to Bathinda (Punjab).
Punjab: State where the land acquisition is taking place for the pipeline.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: Union ministry issuing the notification for land acquisition.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II —खण् ड 3 — उप-खण् ड (ii)
PART II —Section 3—Sub-Section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 161] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 12, 2026/पौष 22, 1947
No. 161] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 िनवरी, 2026
का. आ. 171(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार न े 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. 5294
(अ) तारीख 06 दिसंबर 2024, िो भारत के असाधारण रािपत्र तारीख 09 दिसंबर 2024, म ें प्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा
उस अजधसूचना स े संलग्न अनुसचू ी म ें जवजनर्िजष्ट भूजम म ें (गुिरात) राज्य म ें मेहसाना स े बठ ंडा (पंिाब) तक प्राकृजतक गैस के
पररवहन के जलए िीएसपीएल इंजडया गैसनेट जलजमटेड़ (िीआइिीएल) द्वारा पाइपलाइन जबछान े के प्रयोिन के जलए
उपयोग के अजधकार का अिजन के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा की थी;
और उक्त असाधारण रािपत्र अजधसूचना की प्रजतयां िनता को तारीख 10-12-2024 तक उपलब्ध करा िी गई
थी ;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 6 की उपधारा (1) के अधीन केन्द्रीय सरकार को ररपोटज िे िी
ह ै;
और केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े उक्त ररपोटज पर जवचार करने 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 जवजनश्चय दकया ह ै;
247 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. (ii)]
अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 6 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए,
यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक इस अजधसूचना स े सलं ग्न अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िजष्ट भूजम म ें पाइपलाइन जबछान े के जलए उपयोग के
अजधकार का अिजन दकया िाए;
और केन्द्रीय सरकार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 6 की उपधारा (4) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह
जनिेि िते ी ह ै दक उक्त भूजम म ें उपयोग का अजधकार इस घोषणा के प्रकािन की तारीख स े केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत होन े
के बिाए] सभी जवल्लंगमों स े मक्तु होकर िीएसपीएल इंजडया गैसनेट जलजमटेड़ (िीआइिीएल) म ेंजनजहत होगा।
पेरोजलयम और खजनि पाइपलाइन अजधजनयम 1962 की धारा 10 के अध्याधीन दकसी भी क्षजतपूर्त ज के जलए
िीएसपीएल इंजडया गैसनेट जलजमटेड़ (िीआइिीएल) पूणतज या उत्तरिायी होगी और पाइपलाइन स े सम्बजन्द्धत दकसी भी
मामले पर केन्द्रीय सरकार के जवरूद्ध कोई वाि, िावा या काननू ी कायजवाही नहीं हो सकेगी।
अनसु चू ी
क्रम स. ं गावाँ का नाम खसरा न. ं क्षत्रे फल
हक्े टेयर एयर वग जमीटर
1 2 3 4 5 6
तहसील: तलवडं ी साबो जिला: बठ ंडा राज्य: पिं ाब
1 राईया 74 00 00 80
(अचे बी न.ं144)
2 कौरेआणा 1//22//2 00 06 20
(अचे बी न.ं 143)
3 बहमे ण कौर ससघं 1411/779/1 00 02 10
(अचे बी न.ं 134) 1411/779/2 00 47 50
1395/780 00 04 42
1381/966 मीन 00 30 18
669 00 13 76
26 00 06 99
32/1 00 27 72
4 राम तीरथ िगा 334//4/1 00 04 12
(अचे बी न.ं 32) 322//24 00 00 95
322//11 00 02 21
304//12 मीन 00 00 55
304//2/1 00 00 42
294//16/1 00 02 97
294//15/1 00 00 58
294//15/2 00 00 53
294//7 00 01 36
238//20 00 01 00
238//12 00 04 72
293//21/1 00 02 81
293//21/2 00 02 81[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
क्रम स. ं गावाँ का नाम खसरा न. ं क्षत्रे फल
हक्े टेयर एयर वग जमीटर
1 2 3 4 5 6
294//3 00 02 32
5 फतहे गढ नो आबाि 358 00 31 58
(अचे बी न.ं 33) 356 मीन 00 08 57
356 मीन
370 00 02 85
371/2 00 00 95
269/1 मीन 00 04 52
100/2/1 00 00 86
92/2 00 01 14
93/2 00 09 56
94/4 00 12 24
खसरा नं .305 और 297 के बीच में फील्ड चने ल 00 02 70
6 462//14/2 00 06 03
456//17 00 03 30
तलवडं ी साबो
416//1/1/1 00 00 25
(अचे बी न.ं 34)
410//21/2/1 मीन 00 01 65
410//21/1 मीन 00 01 64
410//21/1 मीन 00 03 20
7 लले वे ाला 13//10 00 08 55
.अचे बी न) ं 28(
तहसील: मोड़ जिला बठ ंडा : राज्यपिं ाब :
8 भाई बखतौर 27//12/3 00 01 25
(अचे बी न.ं 24) 27//12/4 00 02 09
17//20/2 00 02 51
17//20/1 00 02 15
18//14/2/1 00 03 70
18//14/2/2 00 03 03
18//7 00 03 94
9 चनारथल 252/2/2 00 06 19
(अचे बी न.ं19)
[फा. स.ं एल-s14014/153/2022-िीपी-II (ई-43562)]
रामजीलाल मीना, अवर सचिव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. (ii)]
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th January, 2026
S.O. 171 (E). — Whereas by a notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas S.O. No. 5294 (E) dated the 6th December 2024, issued under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the
Petroleum and Minerals Pipeline (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), (hereinafter referred
to as the said Act), published in the Extra Ordinary Gazette of India dated the 9th December 2024, 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 pipeline in the State of Punjab Mehsana - Bathinda Natural Gas Pipeline for
transportation of Natural Gas by GSPL INDIA GASNET LIMITED, (GIGL);
And whereas copies of the said Extra Ordinary Gazette notification were made available to the public up to
10.12.2024;
And whereas the competent authority has under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act 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 GSPL INDIA GASNET LIMTED (GIGL),
free from all encumbrances.
GSPL INDIA GASNET LIMITED (GIGL) 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.
SCHEDULE
Sr. Area
Name of Village Khasra No.
No. Hect Are Sq. Mt.
1 2 3 4 5 6
TEHSIL: TALWANDI SABO DISTRICT: BATHINDA STATE: PUNJAB
1 RAIYA (H.B.No.144) 74 00 00 80
2 KAUREANA (H. B. 1//22/2 00 06 20
3 BEHMNoA.1N4 3K) AUR 1411/779/1 00 02 10
SINGH
(H.B.NO. 134) 1411/779/2 00 47 50
1395/780 00 04 42
1381/966 min 00 30 18
669 00 13 76
26 00 06 99
32/1 00 27 72
4 RAM TIRATH JAGA 334//4/1 00 04 12
(H.B. No. 32) 322//24 00 00 95
(Contd…) 322//11 00 02 21
304//12 Min 00 00 55
304//2/1 00 00 42
294//16/1 00 02 97
294//15/1 00 00 58
RAM TIRATH JAGA 294//15/2 00 00 53
(H.B. No. 32) 294//7 00 01 36
238//20 00 01 00[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Sr. Area
Name of Village Khasra No.
No. Hect Are Sq. Mt.
1 2 3 4 5 6
238//12 00 04 72
293//21/1 00 02 81
293//21/2 00 02 81
294//3 00 02 32
5 FATEHGARH NAU 358 00 31 58
ABAD
(H.B. No. 33) 356 Min 00 08 57
356 Min
370 00 02 85
371/2 00 00 95
269/1 Min 00 04 52
100/2/1 00 00 86
92/2 00 01 14
93/2 00 09 56
94/4 00 12 24
In Bet Khasra No.305 & 297 Field channel 00 02 70
6 TALWANDI SABO 462//14/2 00 06 03
(H.B. No. 34 ) 456//17 00 03 30
416//1/1/1 00 00 25
410//21/2/1 Min 00 01 65
410//21/1 Min 00 01 64
410//21/1 Min 00 03 20
LELEWALA
7 13//10 00 08 55
(H.B. No. 28 )
TEHSIL: MAUR DISTRICT: BATHINDA STATE: PUNJAB
8 BHAI BAKHTOR 27//12/3 00 01 25
(H.B. No. 24) 27//12/4 00 02 09
17/20/2 00 02 51
17/20/1 00 02 15
18/14/2/1 00 03 70
18/14/2/2 00 03 03
18//7 00 03 94
9 CHANARTHAL 252/2/2 00 06 19
(H.B. No. 19)
[ F. No. L-14014/153/2022-GP-II (E-43562)]
RAMJI LAL MEENA, Under Secy.
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