**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on March 23, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the construction, maintenance, and operation of NH731B (Km 0.00 to Km 49.2) in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. Affected persons have a deadline of twenty-one days from the publication date to submit written objections to the Competent Authority. The acquisition involves 0.081 hectares of private agricultural land in Barawan village to facilitate highway widening and infrastructure management.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Purpose**
* The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* Land acquisition is required for the public purpose of building, maintaining, and managing NH731B, including widening to 2-lane/4-lane with paved shoulders.
**Geographic Scope**
* The project covers the stretch from Km 0.00 to Km 49.2 in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
* Specific land parcels are identified in Barawan Village, Machhlishahr Taluk.
**Objection Procedures**
* Any person interested in the land may object to its use within twenty-one days of the notification's publication.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Additional District Magistrate) and must state specific grounds.
* The Competent Authority will provide the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
**Finality and Inspection**
* After necessary inquiries and hearings, the Competent Authority will issue an order either allowing or disallowing the objections.
* Under Section 3C(2) of the Act, any order made by the Competent Authority shall be final.
* Land plans and detailed information are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Land Schedule (Village Barawan)**
* **Survey No. 387/1034:** Private agricultural land measuring 0.073 hectares.
* **Survey No. 729:** Private agricultural land measuring 0.008 hectares.
* **Total Area:** 0.081 hectares.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Village Barawan)**
**Impact**
Owners of private agricultural plots (Survey Nos. 387/1034 and 729) will lose their land to the government for the highway project.
**Action Required**
They must file any written objections within twenty-one days and may visit the office of the Additional District Magistrate to inspect detailed land plans.
**Additional District Magistrate (Competent Authority)**
**Impact**
Designated as the official body responsible for processing legal objections and conducting inquiries related to the acquisition in Jaunpur.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors (or their legal representatives), and pass final orders to allow or disallow the objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the legal pathway to acquire necessary land for the development and operation of the NH731B stretch.
**Action Required**
Ensure the acquisition process adheres to the National Highways Act, 1956, and proceed with the project management once the objection phase is concluded.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises power (Section 3A) to acquire land for public purposes related to national highways.
NH731B: The specific National Highway stretch (Km 0.00 to Km 49.2) targeted for construction, widening, and maintenance as outlined in the notification.
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh: The primary location and administrative district where the land acquisition and highway development project is situated.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the national highway infrastructure project.
Additional District Magistrate: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving, hearing, and deciding upon objections regarding the land acquisition process.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1437] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, माच ग23, 2026/चत्रै 2, 1948
No. 1437] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026/CHAITRA 2, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 23 माच,ग 2026
का.आ. 1502(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त
अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि हो जािे के पश्चात् कक
उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य के जौिपुर धजले में NH731B के कक.मी. 0.00 से कक.मी.49.2 (जौिपुर) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के धिमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड
शोल्डर सधहत 2-लेि/4-लेि का बिािा आकद), अिुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका
संधक्षप्त वणगि िीचे अिुसूची में कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करिे के अपिे आशय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम में धहतबद्ध है, उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) के अिीि पूवोक्त प्रयोजि के धलए
ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र में इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख से इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी आपधत्त प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत् अपर धजलाधिकारी को धलधखत रूप मे प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसमें उसके आिार
अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर् ेऔर सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकताग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप मे या ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुिे जािे का अवसर देर्ा
और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करिे के पश्चात्, यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे,
आदेश द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या अििुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम होर्ा ।
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आि े वाली भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागलय में उपलब्ि ह ैं और
उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
2105 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अिसु चू ी
उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य के जौिपुर धजले में NH731B के कक.मी. 0.00 से कक.मी.49.2 के धलए अजगि की जािे वाली संरचिा रधहत अर्वा
संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण।
राज्य का िाम: उत्तर प्रदशे धजल ेका िाम: जौिपरु
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भधू म का प्रकार भधू म की प्रकृधत भधू म का क्षत्रे फल भधू म का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का िाम: मछलीशहर
र्ावं का िाम: बरावा ं
1 387/1034 धिजी कृधष 0.073 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.073
2 729 धिजी कृधष 0.008 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.008
Total 0.081
[फा. स.ं CE-RO/NH(O)/NH-731B/2021-22/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd March, 2026
S.O. 1502(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
construction (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation
of NH731B in the stretch of land from Km. 0.00 to Km. 49.2 in the district of jaunpur in the state of uttar pradesh,
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, Additional District Magistrate 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 NH731B in the stretch of land from Km.
0.00 to Km. 49.2 in the district of jaunpur in the state of uttar pradesh.
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: JAUNPUR
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Machhlishahr
Village: Barawan
1 387/1034 Private Agriculture 0.073 (Hectare ) 0.073
2 729 Private Agriculture 0.008 (Hectare ) 0.008
Total 0.081
[F. No. CE-RO/NH(O)/NH-731B/2021-22/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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