Date: 2016-02-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Whereas on the publication of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal, number S. O. 2276E, dated the 18th August, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Coal on February 8, 2016, concerns land previously vested in the Central Government under the Coal Bearing Areas Acquisition and Development Act of 1957. It directs that the land and associated rights now vest in Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) from August 20, 2015, subject to specific terms and conditions. The notification references prior notification S.O. 2276E, dated August 18, 2015.
Key Points / Main Content:
Vesting of Land:
* Land measuring approximately 778.54 hectares (1923.77 acres), previously vested in the Central Government, now vests in Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) effective August 20, 2015.
Terms and Conditions for WCL:
* WCL shall reimburse the Central Government for all compensation, interest, and damages related to the land acquisition.
* WCL will bear all expenses related to the Tribunal constituted under Section 14 of the Act for determining amounts payable to the Central Government and all costs associated with legal proceedings.
* WCL must indemnify the Central Government and its officials against any expenditure related to proceedings regarding rights over the vested land.
* WCL is prohibited from transferring the land to other parties without prior approval from the Central Government.
* WCL must adhere to any directions or conditions imposed by the Central Government for specific areas of the land.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: Transfers land rights and responsibilities to Western Coalfields Limited, receives reimbursement for prior compensation and expenses, and retains oversight through approval requirements and the ability to impose conditions.
* Action Required: Ensure WCL complies with the terms and conditions outlined in the notification.
Western Coalfields Limited (WCL):
* Impact: Gains rights over the land but assumes financial and legal responsibilities related to its acquisition and management.
* Action Required: Comply with all terms and conditions, including reimbursement of costs, indemnification of the Central Government, and seeking approval for land transfers.
Tribunal under Section 14:
* Impact: Responsible for determining amounts payable to the Central Government by the Government company.
* Action Required: Execute their responsibilities according to the act.
Key Entities Referenced
Coal Bearing Areas Acquisition and Development Act, 1957: An Indian law under which land can be acquired for coal mining and development. This policy notification references sections of this Act.
Ministry of Coal: The Indian government ministry responsible for coal and lignite resources.
Western Coalfields Limited, Nagpur, Maharashtra: A government company that will receive the land rights according to this notification. It is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Central Government: The government of India.
Gazette of India: The official government publication in which the notification was published.
Tribunal: An entity to be constituted under section 14 of the Coal Bearing Areas Acquisition and Development Act, 1957 for determining payments to the Central Government.
R. P. Gupta: Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
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का. आ.396(अ).—कोयला धारक (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) (अज(cid:6981)न और िवकास) अिधिनयम 1957 (1957 का 20) (िजसे इसम(cid:7286) इसके
प(cid:7019) चात् उ(cid:6989) त अिधिनयम कहा गया ह)ै क(cid:7409) धारा 9 क(cid:7409) उप-धारा (1) के अधीन जारी भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग ।।,
खंड 3, उपखंड (ii), तारीख 20 अग(cid:7021) त, 2015 म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत भारत सरकार के कोयला मं(cid:7074)ालय क(cid:7409) अिधसूचना (cid:7367)ारा का. आ.
सं(cid:6990) यांक 2276(अ), तारीख 18 अग(cid:7021)त , 2015 के (cid:7079)काशन पर, उ(cid:6989) त अिधसूचना से उपाब(cid:7373) अनुसूची म (cid:7286) व(cid:7414)णत भूिम (िजस े
इसम(cid:7286) इसके प(cid:7019) चात् उ(cid:6989) त भूिम कहा गया ह)ै और भूिम म(cid:7286) या उस पर के सभी अिधकार, उ(cid:6989) त अिधिनयम क(cid:7409) धारा 10 क(cid:7409)
उप-धारा (1) के अधीन, सभी िव(cid:7016) लगं म(cid:7298) से मु(cid:6989)त होकर, आ(cid:7004)य िं तक (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286) के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार म (cid:7286)िनिहत हो गए थ;े
और, के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो गया ह,ै (cid:7408)क वे(cid:7021) टन(cid:6981) कोलफ(cid:7409)(cid:7016) (cid:7001)स िलिमटेड, नागपरु ,महारा(cid:7020) (cid:7069) (िजसे इसम (cid:7286)
इसके प(cid:7019) चात् सरकारी कंपनी कहा गया ह)ै , ऐसे िनबंधन(cid:7298) और शत(cid:7300) का िज(cid:7008) ह (cid:7286) के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार इसे िनिम(cid:7004) त अिधरोिपत
करना उिचत समझ,े अनुपालन करने के िलये रजामंद ह (cid:7289);
अत: अब, के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार, कोयला धारक (cid:6979)े(cid:7074) (अज(cid:6981)न और िवकास) अिधिनयम, 1957 क(cid:7409) धारा 11 क(cid:7409) उप-धारा
(1) (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004) त शि(cid:6989) तय(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए, यह िनदेश देती ह,ै (cid:7408)क 778.54 ह(cid:6989)े टर (लगभग) या 1923.77 एकड़
(लगभग) माप क(cid:7409) उ(cid:6989) त भूिम म(cid:7286) या उस पर के सभी अिधकार के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार म(cid:7286) इस (cid:7079)कार िनिहत बने रहने के बजाए, 20
माच(cid:6981), 2015 स ेिन(cid:7013) निलिखत िनबंधन(cid:7298) और शत(cid:7300) के अधीन रहते (cid:7263)ए, उ(cid:6989) त सरकारी कंपनी म(cid:7286) िनिहत हो जाएंग,े अथा(cid:6981)त ्-
1. सरकारी कंपनी, उ(cid:6989) त अिधिनयम के उपबंध(cid:7298) के अधीन यथा अवधा(cid:7407)रत (cid:7079)ितकर, (cid:7011) याज, नुकसािनय(cid:7298) और वैसी ही
मंद(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) बाबत् (cid:7408)कए गए संदाय(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) केन (cid:7076)् ीय सरकार को (cid:7079)ितप(cid:7414)ू त करेगी ;
2. सरकारी क(cid:7013) पनी (cid:7367)ारा शत (cid:6981) (1) के अधीन के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार को संदेय रकम(cid:7298) का अवधारण करने के (cid:7079)योजन(cid:7298) के िलए
उ(cid:6989) त अिधिनयम क(cid:7409) धारा 14 के अधीन एक अिधकरण का गठन (cid:7408)कया जाएगा और ऐसे (cid:7408)कसी अिधकरण और
अिधकरण क(cid:7409) सहायता के िलए िनयु(cid:6989) त (cid:7018) यि(cid:6989) तय(cid:7298) के संबंध म (cid:7286) उपगत सभी (cid:7018) यय, सरकारी कंपनी (cid:7367)ारा वहन (cid:7408)कए
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जा(cid:7309)गे और इसी (cid:7079)कार िनिहत उ(cid:6989) त भूिम म(cid:7286) या उस पर के अिधकार(cid:7298) के िलए या उनके संबंध म(cid:7286) अपील (cid:7286) आ(cid:7408)द सभी
िविधक काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) बाबत् उपगत, सभी (cid:7018) यय भी, सरकारी कंपनी (cid:7367)ारा वहन (cid:7408)कए जा(cid:7309)ग े;
3. सरकारी कंपनी, के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार या उसके पदधा(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298) क(cid:7409), ऐसे (cid:7408)कसी अ(cid:7008) य (cid:7018) यय के संबंध म (cid:7286) (cid:6979)ितपू(cid:7414)त करेगी, जो इस
(cid:7079)कार िनिहत उ(cid:6989) त भूिम म(cid:7286) या उस पर के अिधकार(cid:7298) के बार(cid:7286) म,(cid:7286) के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार या उसके पदधा(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298) (cid:7367)ारा या उनके
िव(cid:7272)(cid:7373) (cid:7408)क(cid:7008) ह(cid:7277) काय(cid:6981)वािहय(cid:7298) के संबंध म(cid:7286) आव(cid:7019) यक हो ;
4. सरकारी कंपनी को के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार के पूव (cid:6981) अनुमोदन के िबना उ(cid:6989) त भूिम को (cid:7408)कसी अ(cid:7008) य (cid:7018) यि(cid:6989) त को अंत(cid:7407)रत करन े
क(cid:7409) शि(cid:6989) त नह(cid:7277) होगी ; और
5. सरकारी कंपनी, ऐसे िनद(cid:7287)श(cid:7298) और शत(cid:7300) का पालन करेगी, जो के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7367)ारा,जब कभी आव(cid:7019) यक हो, उ(cid:6989) त
भूिम के िविश(cid:7020) ट (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298) के िलए (cid:7408)दए जाएं या अिधरोिपत (cid:7408)कए जाएं ।
[फा. सं. 43015/11/2012-पीआरआईड(cid:7011) (cid:7016) य-ू I]
आर.पी.गु(cid:7009) ता, संयु(cid:6989) त सिचव
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th February, 2016
S. O. 396(E).— Whereas on the publication of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal,
number S. O. 2276(E), dated the 18th August, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (ii), dated the 20th August, 2015, issued under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition
and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the land and all rights in or over the land
described in the Schedule appended to the said notification (hereinafter referred to as the said land) vested absolutely in the
Central Government free from all encumbrances under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the said Act ;
And whereas the Central Government is satisfied that the Western Coalfields Limited, Nagpur,Maharashtra
(hereinafter referred to as the Government Company) is willing to comply with such terms and conditions as the Central
Government thinks fit to impose in this behalf ;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Coal Bearing Areas
(Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, the Central Government hereby directs that the said land measuring 778.54
hectares (approximately) or 1923.77 acres (approximately) with all rights in or over the said land so vested shall with effect
from the 20th August, 2015 instead of continuing to so vest in the Central Government, shall vest in the Government
Company, subject to the following terms and conditions, namely :-
1.(cid:32) The Government Company shall reimburse to the Central Government all payments made in respect of
compensation, interest, damages and the like, as determined under the provisions of the said Act;
2.(cid:32) A Tribunal shall be constituted under section 14 of the said Act for the purpose of determining the amounts payable
to the Central Government by the Government Company under condition (1) and all expenditure incurred in
connection with any such Tribunal and persons appointed to assist the Tribunal shall be borne by the Government
Company and similarly, all expenditure incurred in respect of all legal proceedings like appeals, etc. for or in
connection with the rights, in or over the said lands, so vesting, shall also be borne by the Government Company;
3.(cid:32) The Government Company shall indemnify the Central Government or its officials against any other expenditure
that may be necessary in connection with any proceedings by or against the Central Government or its officials
regarding the rights in or over the said land so vested;
4.(cid:32) The Government Company shall have no power to transfer the lands to any other persons without the prior
approval of the Central Government ; and
5.(cid:32) The Government Company shall abide by such direction and conditions as may be given or imposed by the Central
Government for particular areas of the said lands, as and when necessary.
[ F. No. 43015/11/2012 - PRIW - I)
R. P.GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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