**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification declaring its intention to acquire 0.3803 hectares of land in the Kutch district, Gujarat, for the widening and upgradation of NH 27 (Samakhiyali to Santalpur section) to six lanes. Interested parties must submit any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within 21 days from the notification date of July 29, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal and Project Framework**
* **Authority:** The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Project Scope:** Acquisition is for the construction (widening to 6-lane with paved shoulder), maintenance, management, and operation of NH 27.
* **Stretch Covered:** The project spans from Km 339.200 to Km 413.31 in the district of Kutch, Gujarat.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Total Area:** 0.3803 hectares located in the Bhachau Taluk.
* **Affected Villages:**
* **Lakadiya:** Plot No. 591 (Private, Commercial).
* **Samakhiari:** Plot Nos. 83/3 (Private, Commercial), 84Paiki (Government, Public Purpose), and 85/3 (Private, Residential).
* **Documentation:** Detailed land plans are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Objection and Hearing Process**
* **Submission:** Objections must be made in writing to the Deputy Collector & SDM, Bhachau, within 21 days of the notification.
* **Grounds:** Objectors must set out specific grounds for their opposition to the land use.
* **Right to be Heard:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality:** Any order made by the Competent Authority regarding objections under Section 3C(2) shall be final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Villages of Lakadiya and Samakhiari)**
**Impact**
Private owners of residential and commercial plots are subject to the government’s intention to acquire their land for public infrastructure.
**Action Required**
Review land plans at the office of the Competent Authority and, if necessary, submit written objections within 21 days of July 29, 2026.
**Deputy Collector & SDM, Bhachau (Competent Authority)**
**Impact**
Designated as the primary authority to manage the acquisition process, documentation, and dispute resolution.
**Action Required**
Facilitate inspection of land plans, receive and record written objections, conduct hearings, and issue final orders on the validity of objections.
**Government Entities/Public Purpose Stakeholders**
**Impact**
Government-held land designated for public purposes (specifically Plot 84Paiki) is identified for transfer to the NH 27 project.
**Action Required**
Coordinate the transition of land use for the national highway upgradation.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its power to acquire land for public purposes related to national highways.
National Highway 27 (NH 27): The specific highway infrastructure being upgraded to a six-lane road between Samakhiyali and Santalpur, necessitating the land acquisition.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the maintenance and management of the national highway project.
Deputy Collector & SDM, Bhachau: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving objections and conducting inquiries regarding the land acquisition process.
Kutch, Gujarat: The district and state where the land parcels identified for acquisition are geographically located.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4044] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िुलाई 29, 2026/श्रावण 7, 1948
No. 4044] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026/SHRAVAN 7, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4214(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक गुिरात राज्य के कच्छ जिले म ें समाजखयाली स े सांतलपुर खंड म ें NH 27 के दक.मी. 339.2 स े
दक.मी.413+310(प्रान्द्त ऑदिस भचाऊ) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 6-लेन का बनाना
आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची
में दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपन े आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें 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 नायब कलेक्टर & सब-जडजवज़नल मैजिस्ट्रेट. भचाऊ को जलजखत रूप मे
प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजित दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े
या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तिा ऐसी और िााँच
5841 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर
सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग 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 ी
गुिरात राज्य के कच्छ जिल े म ेंसमाजखयाली से सांतलपुर खंड के पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत छह लने म ें NH27 के दक.मी. 339.2
स े दक.मी.413+310 के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अिवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: गुिरात जिल ेका नाम: कच्छ
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे िल भजू म का क्षत्रे िल
सख्ं या (स्ट्िानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: भचाऊ
गावं का नाम: लाकडीया
1 591 जनिी कमर्शियल 0.1003 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1003
गावं का नाम: सामजखयाली
2 83/3 जनिी कमर्शियल () 0.21 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.21
सावगिजनक
3 84Paiki सरकारी 0.02 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.02
उद्देश्य
4 85/3 जनिी आवासीय 0.05 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.05
Total 0.3803
[िा. स.ं NHAI/PIU-Gandhidham/NH-27/S -S/3(a)/2024-25/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th July, 2026
S.O. 4214(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 a
public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for building
(widening/6 lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH 27 in the
stretch of land from Km. 339+200 to km. 413.31 of the Upgradation to Six Lane with paved shoulder of the
Samakhiyali to Santalpur (Deputy Collector & SDM, Bhachau) in the district of Kutch in the state of Gujarat. 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, the "Deputy Collector & SDM, Bhachau" (Km.
339.200 to Km 413.31 NH-27) 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling on NH 27 in the stretch of land from
Km. 339.200 to Km 413.31 of the Upgradation to Six Lane with paved shoulder of the Samakhiyali to Santalpur
section in the district of Kutch in the state of Gujarat.
State: GUJARAT District: KACHCHH
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: Bhachau
Village: Lakadiya
1 591 Private Commercial 0.1003 (Hectare ) 0.1003
Village: Samakhiari
2 83/3 Private Commercial () 0.21 (Hectare ) 0.21
3 84Paiki Government Public Purpose 0.02 (Hectare ) 0.02
4 85/3 Private Residencial 0.05 (Hectare ) 0.05
Total 0.3803
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-Gandhidham/NH-27/S -S/3(a)/2024-25/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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