**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued on March 16, 2026, by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the construction of the Karauli Bypass on National Highway 23 (Km 0 to Km 14) in Rajasthan. The project involves widening, maintenance, and management of the highway for public use. Impacted persons must submit any objections in writing within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Statutory Authority**
* **Legal Basis:** The acquisition is initiated under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Purpose:** The land is required for the construction (widening to 2-lane with paved shoulders or 4-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Karauli Bypass.
* **Location:** The stretch covers Km 0 to Km 14 of National Highway 23, located in the Karauli district of Rajasthan.
**Objection Process and Resolution**
* **Submission Deadline:** Any person interested in the land may object to its use within 21 days from the date of this gazette publication.
* **Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, stating the specific grounds for the objection.
* **Hearings:** The Competent Authority will allow objectors to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Decision:** After conducting necessary inquiries, the Competent Authority may allow or disallow objections. Any order made under sub-section (2) of section 3C shall be final.
**Land Specifics and Inspection**
* **Total Area:** The total land identified for acquisition is 2.5434 hectares.
* **Land Types:** The schedule lists 19 plots comprising both private and government land, including categories such as Banjad (waste land), Teer, Barani (unirrigated), and land belonging to the Forest (Van Vibhag) and Irrigation (Sinchai Vibhag) departments.
* **Inspection:** Detailed land plans and further particulars are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Property owners (private and government departments) within the specified stretch will have their land acquired for the highway project.
**Action Required**
Affected parties must review the land plans at the Competent Authority’s office and, if necessary, submit written objections within the 21-day statutory timeframe.
**Competent Authority**
**Impact**
Responsible for managing the legal administrative process of the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, provide opportunities for legal hearings, conduct inquiries, and issue final orders regarding the acquisition.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
Gains the authority to proceed with the development and operation of the Karauli Bypass on NH 23.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the project adheres to the maintenance and management standards defined in the National Highways Act, 1956.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
Karauli Bypass: An infrastructure project involving the construction, widening, and management of a bypass road (2-lane/4-lane) in the Karauli district.
National Highway 23: The specific highway stretch (Km 0 to Km 14) targeted for land acquisition and structural improvements as per this notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing national highway initiatives.
Karauli, Rajasthan: The specific district and state where the land is to be acquired for the implementation of the highway project.
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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.ं 1297] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, माच ग16, 2026/फाल्ग नु 25, 1947
No. 1297 ] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 माच,ग 2026
का.आ. 1356(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् गअधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ेंइसके पश्चात ्
उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि हो जाि े
के पश्चात ्कक राजस्थाि राज्य के करौली धजल ेम ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 23 के कक.मी. 0 स ेकक.मी. 14 तक के भू-खण्ड पर करौली
बाईपास के धिमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड शोल्डर सधहत 2-लेि/4-लिे का बिािा आकद), अिरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के
लोक प्रयोजि के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त वणगि िीच े अिुसूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करि े
के अपि ेआशय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) के अिीि पूवोक्त
प्रयोजि के धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख स े इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी
आपधत्त प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारी, को धलधखत रूप म ें प्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसम ें उसके आिार अधिकधथत
ककए जाएंर् ेऔर सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता गको व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ेंया ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुि ेजाि ेका अवसर दर्े ा
और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ्तथा ऐसी और जााँच करिे के पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक
समझे, आदशे 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 ।
1877 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आि ेवाली भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ेंउपलब्ि
ह ैंऔर उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अिसु चू ी
राजस्थाि राज्य के करौली धजल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग 23 के कक.मी. 0 स ेकक.मी. 14 के धलए अजिग की जाि े वाली सरं चिा
रधहत अथवा सरं चिा सधहत भधू म का सधं क्षप्त धववरण ।
राज्य का िाम: राजस्थाि धजल ेका िाम: करौली
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 (स्थािीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का िाम: करौली
र्ावं का िाम: करौली
1 2306 धिजी बंजड़ 1 0.0262 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0262
2 2326/1 धिजी तीर 2 0.0323 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0323
3 2326/2 धिजी तीर 2 0.1053 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1053
4 2327/2 धिजी र्े मु िाला 0.0378 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0378
5 2332/1 धिजी बंजड़ 2 0.0273 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0273
6 2332/2 धिजी बंजड़ 2 0.1074 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1074
7 2332/3 धिजी बंजड़ 2 0.0974 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0974
8 2333/1 धिजी बंजड़ 2 0.0494 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0494
9 2333/2 धिजी बंजड़ 2 0.0576 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0576
10 2347/1 सरकारी र्े मु पहाड़ (वि धवभार्) 0.7427 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.7427
11 3139 धिजी बारािी 1 0.064 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.064
12 3140 धिजी बारािी 1 0.1345 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1345
13 3198 सरकारी चाह (ससंचाई धवभार्) 0.0126 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0126
14 3199 सरकारी चाही 2 (ससंचाई धवभार्) 0.0181 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0181
15 3371/1 धिजी बंजड़ 1 0.6001 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.6001
16 3371/2 धिजी बंजड़ 1 0.1051 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1051
17 6699 सरकारी चाही ए (वि धवभार्) 0.002 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.002
18 8814/1 धिजी बारािी 2 0.1048 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1048
19 8814/2 धिजी बारािी 2 0.2188 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.2188
Total 2.5434
[फा. स. ं RW/JAI/RJ/CE-RO/NH-12012/2025/02/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th March, 2026
S.O. 1356(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 Karauli Bypass (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and
operation of National Highway 23 in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 14 in the district of KARAULI in the state
of RAJASTHAN, 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, 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 National Highway 23 in the
stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 14 in the district of KARAULI in the state of RAJASTHAN.
State: RAJASTHAN District: KARAULI
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
Number (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Karauli
Village: Karauli
1 2306 Private BANJAD 1 0.0262 (Hectare ) 0.0262
2 2326/1 Private TEER 2 0.0323 (Hectare ) 0.0323
3 2326/2 Private TEER 2 0.1053 (Hectare ) 0.1053
4 2327/2 Private GE.MU.NALA 0.0378 (Hectare ) 0.0378
5 2332/1 Private BANJAD 2 0.0273 (Hectare ) 0.0273
6 2332/2 Private BANJAD 2 0.1074 (Hectare ) 0.1074
7 2332/3 Private BANJAD 2 0.0974 (Hectare ) 0.0974
8 2333/1 Private BANJAD 2 0.0494 (Hectare ) 0.0494
9 2333/2 Private BANJAD 2 0.0576 (Hectare ) 0.0576
GE.MU.PAHAD (VAN
10 2347/1 Government 0.7427 (Hectare ) 0.7427
VIBHAG)
11 3139 Private BARANI 1 0.064 (Hectare ) 0.0644 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
12 3140 Private BARANI 1 0.1345 (Hectare ) 0.1345
CHAH (SINCHAI
13 3198 Government 0.0126 (Hectare ) 0.0126
VIBHAG)
CHAHI 2 (SINCHAI
14 3199 Government 0.0181 (Hectare ) 0.0181
VIBHAG)
15 3371/1 Private BANJAD 1 0.6001 (Hectare ) 0.6001
16 3371/2 Private BANJAD 1 0.1051 (Hectare ) 0.1051
CHAHI A (VAN
17 6699 Government 0.002 (Hectare ) 0.002
VIBHAG)
18 8814/1 Private BARANI 2 0.1048 (Hectare ) 0.1048
19 8814/2 Private BARANI 2 0.2188 (Hectare ) 0.2188
Total 2.5434
[F. No. RW/JAI/RJ/CE-RO/NH-12012/2025/02/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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