**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a formal declaration to acquire land for the widening and operation of NH-48 (Kagal-Satara Section) in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Following the resolution of objections under the National Highways Act, 1956, the Central Government has announced that 0.3532 hectares of land in Kini village will now vest absolutely in the state. This notification, dated August 7, 2026, marks the final acquisition stage for this specific stretch of land.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Procedural History**
* **Statutory Authority:** The acquisition is conducted under Section 3D of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Initial Notification:** A notice of intent was previously published on August 25, 2025, under Section 3A of the Act.
* **Public Awareness:** Summaries of the intent to acquire land were published in “The Times of India” and “Daily Sakal” on September 23, 2025.
* **Objection Handling:** All objections received under Section 3C were considered and settled by the Competent Authority before submitting the final report to the Central Government.
**Project Scope and Location**
* **Purpose:** The land is required for the construction (widening to four/six lanes), maintenance, management, and operation of NH-48.
* **Project Stretch:** The specific section covers Km. 592.240 to Km. 658.000 of NH-48.
* **Geography:** The acquired land is located in Village Kini, Taluk Hatkanangle, District Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
**Acquisition Details**
* **Land Type:** All 17 listed parcels are classified as private agricultural land.
* **Total Area:** A total of 0.3532 hectares is being acquired.
* **Vesting of Land:** Upon the publication of this notification, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways)**
**Impact**
The Government acquires absolute ownership and legal possession of the specified land parcels.
**Action Required**
The Ministry can now proceed with the planned highway development, widening, and maintenance activities for the designated stretch of NH-48.
**Private Landowners (Individuals listed in the Schedule, e.g., Ashok Rajaram Mali, etc.)**
**Impact**
Named individuals lose their ownership rights to the specified portions of their agricultural land in Kini village.
**Action Required**
Affected owners must relinquish the land as it now vests with the government and should proceed with the legal process to claim compensation as per the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highway Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is authorized to acquire land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
NH-48: The specific National Highway (Kagal-Satara Section) identified for widening, maintenance, and management between Km. 592.240 and Km. 658.000.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the land acquisition process for highway infrastructure.
Kolhapur, Maharashtra: The central location and district where the designated land is being acquired for the highway expansion project.
Section 3D of the National Highway Act, 1956: The specific legal provision used to declare that the identified land shall be acquired and vest absolutely in the Central Government.
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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.ं 4203] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2026/श्रावण 16, 1948
No. 4203] 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. 4379(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उपधारा (1) के अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क
पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. 3903 तारीख 25/08/2025, िो भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा महाराष्ट्र राज्य के कोल्हापूर जिले म ें NH-48 के
दक.मी. 592.240 स े दक.मी.658.000 तक के राष्ट्रीय रािमागग के जनमागण (चोड़ाकरने / चार लेन/छह लेन का बनाने,
आदि), अनरु क्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए उस अजधसूचना स े उपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्दिष्ट भूजम का अिगन करने के
अपन ेआिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और उक्त अजधसूचना का सार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3क की उपधारा (3) के अधीन तारीख 23/09/2025 को
“ि टाइम्स ऑफ इंजडया [इंजललि]”, 23/09/2025 को “िैजनक सकाळ ” िोनों म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
िबदक सक्षम प्राजधकारी को धारा 3-ग के तहत िायर आपजि प्राप्त हुई ह,ै जिस पर जवचार दकया गया ह ैऔर उसका उजचत
रूप स े जनपटान दकया गया;
6098 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (1) के अनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को अपनी
ररपोटग िे िी ह ै;
अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की उक्त ररपोटग प्राप्त हो िान े पर और उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ
की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रिि िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक उक्त अनुसूची में जवजनर्दिष्ट भूजम का
पूवोक्त प्रयोिन के जलए अिगन दकया िाना चाजहए ;
और अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (2) के अनुसरण म ें यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक
इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर, उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्दिष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त होकर आत्यजन्द्तक रूप
से केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत हो िाएगी ।
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के कोल्हापरू जिल ेम ेंNH-48 के दक.मी. 592.240 स ेदक.मी.658.000 के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली
सरं चना सजहत अथवा सरं चना रजहत भमू ी का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: कोल्हापूर
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण भजू म का भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का भूस्ट्वामी/ जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या सख्ं या प्रकार क्षत्रे फल
(हेक्टेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: हातकणगं ल े
गावं का नाम: दकणी
1 898 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.08 अिोक रािाराम माळी, कुमार रािाराम माळी, दिपक
रािाराम माळी, सोनाबाई रािाराम माळी, जमना
रावसाहबे पाटील, नंिकुमार बाळासो माळी, िारिा
बाळासो माळी, रघूनाथ जसराम माळी
2 899 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.062 आक्काताई महािवे माळी, उिम महािवे माळी, आनंिा
जिवललग माळी
3 900 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.023 जिवािी धोंडीबा माळी
4 901 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.02 रमेि रामा माळी
5 904 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.03 बापूसो अमृता माळी, यिवंत अमृता माळी, महिे
बाबासाहबे माळी, जवराि जविय चव्हाण, श्रुती जवराि
चव्हाण
6 905 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.0053 जिवािी धोंडीबा माळी, रमेि रामा माळी, िंकर नाना
माळी, बापूसो अमृता माळी, यिवंत अमृता माळी, आनंिा
कृष्णात माळी, वसंत कृष्णात माळी, पारूबाई धोंडी माळी,
कमल पांडूरंग माळी, ियवंती बापू माळी, मंगल परिराम
माळी, मधुकर यिवंत माळी, महािवे यिवंत माळी,
बेबीताई रामा माळी, प्रकाि धोंडी माळी, िंबूनाथ
जिवाप्पा तोडकर, कमल जसताराम माळी, पुष्पा सावंता
माळी, नंिकुमार जिवललग जचक्कोडे[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
7 941 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.023 अल्ताफ अश्रफ जबिली
8 944 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.023 सुरेि बाबगोंडा पाटील, रमेि बाबगोंडा पाटील, बाळगोंडा
बाबगोंडा पाटील
9 945 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.015 अजनल बाबासो पाटील, रािकुमार बाबासो पाटील
10 946 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.02 सुजमत कुमार पाटील
11 948/ब जनिी कृजषक 0.0014 रमेि नेमगोंडा पाटील, सुरेि नेमगोंडा पाटील, जनखील
अंितः सुरेि पाटील, स्ट्वप्नील सुरेि पाटील, संतोष रमेि पाटील,
तुषार रमेि पाटील
12 949 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.0003 जिवा कृष्णा संकपाळ (खाते न.ं 5360)
13 949 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.0011 आनंिा जिवललग माळी, संिय जिवललग माळी (खाते न.ं
5361)
14 949 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.0053 गीता श्रीकांत माळी, जवमल गंगाराम माळी, िंकर भाऊ
माळी, जिवराम भाऊ माळी (खाते नं. 5362)
15 949 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.0108 अिोक रािाराम माळी, दिपक रािाराम माळी, रघुनाथ
जसध्ि ूमाळी, कुमार रािाराम माळी, सोनाबाई रािाराम
माळी, जमना रावसाहबे पाटील, नंिकुमार बाळासो माळी,
िारिा बाळासो माळी (खाते न.ं5363)
16 949 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.0204 िंबुनाथ जिवाप्पा तोडकर (5428)
17 949 अंितः जनिी कृजषक 0.0126 रमेि रामचंर माळी, िोभा श्रीकांत माळी, सिाबाई
रामचंर माळी, सुरेखा बाबासो माळी (खाते नं. 5366)
Total 0.3532
[फा. स.ं LA/PSK/6Laning/1050/2009/3D]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th August, 2026
S.O. 4379(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, 3903 Dated:25/08/2025 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter
referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intension to acquire the land specified in the Schedule
annexed to the said notification for building (widening/four-laning//six laning, etc.), maintenance, management and
operation of NH-48 in the stretch of land from Km. 592.240 to Km. 658.000 in the district of KOLHAPUR in the state
of MAHARASHTRA
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “The Times of India” dated
23/09/2025 , “Daily Sakal” dated 23/09/2025 ; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act;
And whereas the Competent Authority has received objections filed under Section 3-C, considered and
settled the same appropriately;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority has
submitted its report to the Central Government;
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers
conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land
specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose;
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said Schedule shall
vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the stretch of land from
Km. 592.240 to Km. 658.000 (Kagal-Satara Section) of NH-48 in the district of KOLHAPUR in the state of
MAHARASHTRA
State: MAHARASHTRA District: KOLHAPUR
Sl. Survey/Plot Type of Nature of Area Name of Land Owner/Interested Person
No. Number Land Land (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Hatkanangle
Village: Kini
1 898 Part Private Agriculture 0.08 Ashok Rajaram Mali, Kumar Rajaram Mali,
Dipak Rajaram Mali, Sonabai Rajaram Mali,
Mina Raosaheb Patil, Nandkumar Balaso Mali,
Sharada Balaso Mali, Raghunath Sidram Mali
2 899 Part Private Agriculture 0.062 Akkatai Mahadev Mali, Uttam Mahadev Mali,
Ananda Shivaling Mali
3 900 Part Private Agriculture 0.023 Shivaji Dhondiba Mali
4 901 Part Private Agriculture 0.02 Ramesh Rama Mali
5 904 Part Private Agriculture 0.03 Bapuso Amruta Mali, Yashwant Amruta Mali,
Mahesh Babasaheb Mali, Viraj Vijay Chavan,
Shruti Viraj Chavan
6 905 Part Private Agriculture 0.0053 Shivaji Dhondiba Mali, Ramesh Rama Mali,
Shankar Nana Mali, Bapuso Amruta Mali,
Yashwant Amruta Mali, Ananda Krishnat Mali,
Vasant Krishnat Mali, Parubai Dhondi Mali,
Kamal Pandurang Mali, Jayvanti Bapu Mali,
Mangal Parsharam Mali, Madhukar Yashwant
Mali, Mahadev Yashwant Mali, Bebitai Rama
Mali, Prakash Dhondi Mali, Jambunath
Shivappa Todkar, Kamal Sitaram Mali, Pushpa
Sawanta Mali, Nandkumar Shivaling Chikkode
7 941 Part Private Agriculture 0.023 Altaf Ashraf Bijali
8 944 Part Private Agriculture 0.023 Suresh Babgonda Patil, Ramesh Babgonda Patil,
Balgonda Babgonda Patil
9 945 Part Private Agriculture 0.015 Anil Babaso Patil, Rajkumar Babaso Patil
10 946 Part Private Agriculture 0.02 Sumit Kumar Patil
11 948/B Part Private Agriculture 0.0014 Ramesh Nemgonda Patil, Suresh Nemgonda
Patil, Nikhil Suresh Patil, Swapnil Suresh Patil,
Santosh Ramesh Patil, Tushar Ramesh Patil
12 949 Part Private Agriculture 0.0003 Shiva Krishna Sankapal (Khate No. 5360)
13 949 Part Private Agriculture 0.0011 Ananda Shivaling Mali, Sanjay Shivaling Mali
(Khate No. 5361)
14 949 Part Private Agriculture 0.0053 Geeta Shrikant Mali, Vimal Gangaram Mali,
Shankar Bhau Mali, Shivram Bhau Mali (Khate[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
No. 5362)
15 949 Part Private Agriculture 0.0108 Ashok Rajaram Mali, Dipak Rajaram Mali,
Raghunath Siddhu Mali, Kumar Rajaram Mali,
Sonabai Rajaram Mali, Mina Raosaheb Mali,
Nandkumar Balaso Mali, Sharada Balaso Mali
(Khate No. 5363),
16 949 Part Private Agriculture 0.0204 Jambunath Shivappa Todakar (Khate No. 5428)
17 949 Part Private Agriculture 0.0126 Ramesh Ramchandra Mali, Shobha Shrikant
Mali, Sajabai Ramchandra Mali, Surekha
Babaso Mali (Khate No. 5366)
Total 0.3532
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