**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued this notification on August 7, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire 0.086 hectares of land in the Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh for the development of NH-731K. The land is required for the widening, maintenance, and operation of the Shahjahanpur-Bisalpur section (Km 0.000 to 47.026). Interested persons must submit any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Statutory Authority and Project Purpose**
* The Central Government is exercising powers under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The land acquisition is for the public purpose of constructing (widening to two or four lanes), maintaining, managing, and operating NH-731K.
* The specific project stretch covers Km 0.000 to 47.026 of the Shahjahanpur-Bisalpur section.
**Land Details and Location**
* **Location:** The land is situated in the Sadar Taluk of Shahjahanpur District, Uttar Pradesh.
* **Affected Villages:** Private agricultural land is being acquired in the villages of Shahbaznagar Vangar (Survey No. 984) and Baleli (Survey No. 25).
* **Total Area:** The total area scheduled for acquisition is 0.086 hectares.
* **Inspection:** Detailed land plans are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Objection and Hearing Process**
* **Submission Deadline:** Objections must be filed within 21 days from the date of the Gazette publication.
* **Procedure:** Objections must be made in writing to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Shahjahanpur, stating the specific grounds for the objection.
* **Right to be Heard:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors or their legal practitioners an opportunity to be heard.
* **Finality of Decision:** Following the inquiry and hearing, the Competent Authority will issue an order which shall be considered final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Villages of Shahbaznagar Vangar and Baleli)**
**Impact**
Private agricultural land belonging to these individuals is targeted for acquisition, potentially affecting their property rights and livelihoods.
**Action Required**
If they wish to object to the acquisition, they must submit written grounds for their objection to the Special Land Acquisition Officer within 21 days of the notification date.
**Competent Authority (Special Land Acquisition Officer, Shahjahanpur)**
**Impact**
This authority is mandated to manage the legal process of the acquisition, including the receipt and adjudication of disputes.
**Action Required**
They must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and pass final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / Central Government**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the legal pathway to acquire necessary land to proceed with the infrastructure development of NH-731K.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the acquisition process complies with the National Highways Act, 1956, and manage the subsequent construction and maintenance of the highway stretch.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers to acquire land for the construction and maintenance of highways.
NH-731K: The specific National Highway section (Shahjahanpur–Bisalpur) designated for construction, widening, and management.
District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh: The primary geographic location where the land acquisition and highway development are occurring.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for the notification and execution of the national highway project.
Special Land Acquisition Officer, Shahjahanpur: The designated competent authority responsible for receiving land acquisition objections and conducting hearings.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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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.ं 4224] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2026/श्रावण 16, 1948
No. 4224] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026/SHRAVAN 16, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 7 अगस्ट् त, 2026
का.आ. 4402(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 उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य के िनपि िाहिहााँपुर म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमाग-ग 731K के दक.मी.0.000 स े
दक.मी.47.026 (िाहिहााँपुर–बीसलपुर खण्ड) के जनमागण/चौड़ीकरण (िो / चार लेन का बनाने आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्ध
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसचू ी म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम
का अिगन करन ेके अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह;ै
कोई 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
आक्षेप/आपजत्त कर सकेगा;
ऐसा प्रत्येक आक्षपे सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी, (संयुक्त-संगठन) िाहिहााँपुर को
जलजखत रूप म ें दकया िाएगा और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आक्षेपकता ग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजध व्यवसायी द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसे सभी आक्षेपोंकी सुनवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा
6124 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आक्षेपों को
अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा;
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा-3ग की उपधारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि अंजतम
होगा;
इस अजधसूचना के अन्द्तगतग आने वाली भूजम के भू-रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह,ैं और उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह।ै
अनसु चू ी
उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य के िनपि िाहिहााँपुर म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमाग-ग 731K के दक.मी.0.000 स ेदक.मी.47.026 (िाहिहााँपुर–
बीसलपुर खण्ड) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: उत्तर प्रदेश जिले का नाम: शाहिहाांपुर
क्रजमक सर्वेक्षण सांख्या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृ जि भूजम का क्षेत्रफल भूजम का क्षेत्रफल
सांख्या (स्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
िालुक का नाम: सदर
गाांर्व का नाम: शहर्वािनगर र्वाांगर
1 984 निजी कृ निक (कृ निक) 0.011 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.011
गाांर्व का नाम: बलेली
2 25 निजी कृ निक (कृ निक) 0.075 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.075
Total 0.086
[फा. स.ं CE-RO/LKO/NH(O)/LA/NH-731K/2023-24/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026
S.O. 4402(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 NH-731K in the
stretch of land from Km.0.000 to 47.026 (Shahjahanpur-Bisalpur section) in the district of Shahjahanpur 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, Special Land Acquisition Officer
(Sa.-Sa.), Shahjahanpur 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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 NH-731K in the stretch of land from
Km.0.000 to 47.026 (Shahjahanpur-Bisalpur section) in the district of Shahjahanpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: SHAHJAHANPUR
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: Sadar
Village: Shahbaznagar Vangar
1 984 Private Agriculture (Agriculture) 0.011 (Hectare ) 0.011
Village: Baleli
2 25 Private Agriculture (Agricultural) 0.075 (Hectare ) 0.075
Total 0.086
[F. No. CE-RO/LKO/NH(O)/LA/NH-731K/2023-24/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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