**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir for the purpose of building, maintaining, managing, and operating a section of NH 144A. The notification declares the intention to acquire the specified land and invites objections from interested parties within 21 days of its publication in the Gazette (February 12, 2026). The land acquisition stretches from Km 0.8 to Km 26.35 of NH 144A.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Intention:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for public purposes, specifically for NH 144A improvements.
* **Affected Area:** The land acquisition affects the stretch of NH 144A from Km 0.8 to Km 26.35 in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir.
* **Objection Mechanism:**
* Interested parties can object to the land use within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* Objections must be made in writing to the Deputy Commissioner Jammu.
* The Deputy Commissioner will provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard and may allow or disallow objections.
* **Finality of Order:** Any order made by the Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner Jammu) regarding the objections is final.
* **Land Details Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
* **Specific Land Details:**
* State: Jammu and Kashmir, District: Jammu.
* Taluk: Jammu North, Village: Gurah Brahamana
* Survey/Plot Number: 261/36 min.
* Type of Land: Private, Nature of Land: Agriculture.
* Area: 0.0354101 Hectares
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners/Interested Parties**
* **Impact:** Landowners within the affected area will have their land acquired for the highway project.
* **Action Required:** Landowners who object to the acquisition must submit written objections to the Deputy Commissioner Jammu within 21 days of the notification date.
**Stakeholder: Deputy Commissioner Jammu (Competent Authority)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for managing objections to the land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Receive and review objections, provide hearings, conduct inquiries, and issue orders either allowing or disallowing objections.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Responsible for infrastructure development.
* **Action Required:** Proceed with the acquisition of land as per the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act 1956: The legal basis for land acquisition for national highway projects, specifically referenced under Section 3A.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification regarding land acquisition.
Jammu and Kashmir: The State where the land acquisition is taking place.
NH 144A: The national highway being improved or constructed, for which the land is being acquired.
Deputy Commissioner Jammu: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be submitted
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 715] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, फरवरी 12, 2026/माघ 23, 1947
No. 715] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026/MAGHA 23, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 12 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 753(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह
समाधान हो िाने के पश्चात् दक िम्मू और कश्मीर राज्य के िम्मू जिले में NH 144A के दक.मी. 0.8 से दक.मी. 26.35
(डीसी कायागलय िम्मू विारत रोड िम्मू-180001) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-
लेन का बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ैजिसका संजक्षप्त वणनग
नीचे अनुसूची म ेंदिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस दिन के भीतर
अपनी आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् जडप्टी कजमश्नर िम्मू को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी और
उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,्
यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनज्ञु ात कर सकेगा या अननुज्ञात
कर सकेगा ।
1068 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
िम्म ू और कश्मीर राज्य के िम्म ू जिल े म ेंNH 144A के दक.मी. 0.8 स ेदक.मी. 26.35 के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली
सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: िम्म ू
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: िम्म ूनॉर् ग
गावं का नाम: गरु ह ब्रह्मणा
0.0354101 (हक्े टेयर
1 261/36 min जनिी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0354101
)
Total 0.0354101
[फा. स.ं NHIDCL/PMU-AKH/JAMMU-AKHNOOR/LA/2021-22/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th February, 2026
S.O. 753(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for
the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for building
(widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH 144A in
the stretch of land from Km. 0.8 to Km. 26.35 (DC office Jammu Wazarat Road Jammu-180001) in the district of
JAMMU in the state of JAMMU & KASHMIR, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette, object to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of
section 3C of the said Act.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Deputy Commssioner Jammu in
writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of
being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making
such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the
objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be
final.
The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired under their notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH 144A in the stretch of land
from Km. 0.8 to Km. 26.35 in the district of JAMMU in the state of JAMMU & KASHMIR
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: JAMMU
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Jammu North
Village: Gurah Brahamana
1 261/36 min Private Agriculture 0.0354101 (Hectare ) 0.0354101
Total 0.0354101
[F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-AKH/JAMMU-AKHNOOR/LA/2021-22/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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