High Court of KeralaSingle JudgeDisposed of
JUBAIRIYA, SIDDIQUE, SUBAIDA, PATHUMMA, MUHAMMED KUTTY MUSLIYAR, SUBAIR A.K., AYTHIYAMAN, AYISHA, YUSOOF v. GAIL (INDIA) LTD., DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY (RCU), UNION OF INDIA, DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VILLAGE OFFICER, TAHSILDAR
Case / Petition Number:WP(C).No. 37752 of 2018; WP(C).No. 36531 of 2018
Case Details & Bench
- Court
- High Court of Kerala
- Hon'ble Judges
- A. Muhammed Mustaque
- Judgment Date
- 2019-04-01
- Court Decision / Holding
- Writ petitions disposed of; no interference with laying of pipelines; objections not entertained at this stage; pipelines to be laid in compliance with the Petroleum Mineral Pipelines Act, 1962 and associated Rules. The court noted that the residential use is protected by Section 7, but the proviso does not exempt the entire land; since pipelines would not disturb residential use as per the assessment, there is no necessity to interfere at this stage.
- Final Disposition
- Disposed of
Parties to the Case
Appellants / Petitioners
- JUBAIRIYA
- SIDDIQUE
- SUBAIDA
- PATHUMMA
- MUHAMMED KUTTY MUSLIYAR
- SUBAIR A.K.
- AYTHIYAMAN
- AYISHA
- YUSOOF
Respondents
- GAIL (INDIA) LTD. (GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED)
- DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY (RCU), GAIL (INDIA) LTD.
- UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM
- VILLAGE OFFICER, AREACODE VILLAGE
- TAHSILDAR, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT
Legal Representation & Advocates
Counsels for Petitioners
- • Sri.K.M.FIROZ
- • Smt.M.SHAJNA
- • Sri.E.C.AHAMED FAZIL
- • Sri.P.C.MUHAMMED NOUSHIQ
Counsels for Respondents
- • Sri.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI
- • Sri.AJITH KRISHNAN
- • Sri.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR
- • CG PREETHA CGC
- • K.V SOHAN
- • Sri.AK HARIDAS
Case Synopsis & Summary
Two writ petitions filed in the Kerala High Court challenge the drawing of gas pipelines through petitioners’ land under the Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962. The petitioners contend that mandatory procedures under the Act have not been followed: the notification under Section 3 was issued on 21 June 2011, but objections were not solicited in proper time, and personal service of notices was not consistently provided; they also allege violation of Section 7 which protects residential use and areas beneath one metre depth. The notices issued on 24 October 2011 are disputed as not being personally served on all relevant landowners; the 5-day/21-day hearing window under Section 5 is referenced. The respondents contend that the notice was published in newspapers and affixed at relevant offices and that objections were considered; a personal service requirement under Rule 8 of the 1963 Rules is said to be met by serving notices personally. The court cites Francis K.M. v. Union of India and Others to interpret Section 7, concluding that while the proviso protects the residential use of property, it does not exempt the entire land; pipelines would not disturb residential use if laid deeper than one metre. Since the pipelines are yet to be laid, the court declines to interfere, disposing of the petitions without injunction, allowing the project to proceed in accordance with law. Exhibits and documents filed in the Appendix are noted as part of the record.
Provisions of Law Cited
Section 3 (Section 3(1) referenced) of the Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962Section 5 of the Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962Section 7 of the Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962Petroleum Mineral Pipelines Rules, 1963 - Rule 8Section 3(1) of the Act
Submissions & Arguments
Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners
The petitioners argued that the notification under Section 3 was published but did not involve proper service or engagement with landowners; Section 5 requires hearing within 21 days of the notification, and Rule 8 of the 1963 Rules mandates personal service of notices. They claimed that several petitioners were not personally served, and that objections were not appropriately entertained. They contended that Section 7 prohibits laying pipelines under land with residential structures or within one metre depth, citing Francis K.M. v. Union of India and Others to interpret the proviso of Section 7 and protect residential use; they proposed alternative routes for the pipeline. They argued that the project should not proceed without compliance with procedural safeguards and substantive protections for residential use.
Contentions of Respondents
The respondents submitted that the notice under Section 3 was widely published and affixed at village offices and panchayats, and that at least some notices were served personally; Section 3(1) does not require personal service, only publication. They argued that objections were considered, the pipelines would be laid at depths greater than one metre, and the remedy lies in pointing out violations if any. They claimed the petitions should not entertain objections at this stage and that the project must proceed under the Act and Rules.
Cited Precedents (1)
| Case Name | Citation | Treatment | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis K.M. v. Union of India and Others | 2017 3 KLT 808 | Positive | The judgment cites this decision to interpret the scope of Section 7, endorsing the protective interpretation of residential use and applying the proviso in a manner consistent with protecting dwelling use. The cited case is used as supportive authority rather than being distinguished or overruled. |
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE MONDAY, THE 01ST DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 11TH CHAITHRA, 1941**
**WP(C).No. 37752 of 2018**
## **PETITIONERS:**
|**1**|||**JUBAIRIYA,**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**AGED 34 YEARS, W/O.SIDIQUE,**|
||||**AZHUVALAPPIL (H), CHENGOTTUR POST,**|
||||**CHOONOOR, PONMALA, MALAPPURAM - 676 503.**|
|**2**|||**SIDDIQUE,**|
||||**AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.MUHAMMED,**|
||||**AZHUVALAPPIL (H), CHENGOTTUR POST,**|
||||**CHOONOOR, PONMALA, MALAPPURAM - 676 503.**|
|**3**|||**SUBAIDA,**|
||||**AGED 39 YEARS, W/O.SAIDALAVI,**|
||||**PULIMADAKKAL HOUSE, KOORIYAD, KOTTAKKAL,**|
||||**INDIANUR POST, MALAPPURAM - 676 503.**|
|**4**|||**PATHUMMA,**|
||||**AGED 43 YEARS, W/O.IBRAHIM,**|
||||**CHERAPURATH HOUSE, CHENGOTTUR POST,**|
||||**CHOONOOR, PONMALA, MALAPPURAM - 676 503.**|
||||**BY ADVS.**|
||||**SRI.K.M.FIROZ**|
||||**SRI.E.C.AHAMED FAZIL**|
||||**SMT.M.SHAJNA**|
||||**SRI.P.C.MUHAMMED NOUSHIQ**|
|**ENTS**||||
|||||
|**1**|||**GAIL (INDIA) LTD.,**|
||||**(GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED),**|
||||**KINFRA HI-TECH PARK, GAIL - HMT COLONY ROAD,**|
||||**HMT COLONY P.O., KALAMASSERY, KOCHI, KERALA-683 503,**|
||||**REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.**|
|**2**|||**DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY (RCU),**|
||||**GAIL (INDIA) LTD., (GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED)**|
||||**RGMC BUILDING, KINFRA HI-TECH PARK, GAIL -HMT COLONY**|
||||**ROAD, HMT COLONY P.O., KALAMASSERY,**|
||||**KOCHI, KERALA - 683503.**|
## **RESPONDENTS:**
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**3 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, SASTHRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI.**
**4 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION ROAD, UPHILL, MALAPPURAM, KERALA- 676 505. 5 VILLAGE OFFICER, PONMALA VILLAGE, PONMALA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 676 503. 6 TAHSILDAR, TIRUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT – 676 101.**
**BY ADVS. SRI.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI, SC, GAIL INDIA LIMITED SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN, SC, COMPETENT AUTHORITY, GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR CG PREETHA CGC,K.V SOHAN STATE ATTORNEY**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01.04.2019, ALONG WITH WP(C).36531/2018 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM**
## **PRESENT**
**THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE**
**MONDAY, THE 01ST DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 11TH CHAITHRA, 1941**
**WP(C).No. 36531 of 2018**
## **PETITIONERS:**
|**1**|**MUHAMMED KUTTY MUSLIYAR,**|
|---|---|
||**AGED 68 YEARS, S/O.MOIDEEN,**|
||**URUNNIKULAM (H), MUNDAMBRA, NEAR GOVT.ITI AREACODE,**|
||**UGRAPURAM.P.O., AREACODE, MALAPPURAM - 673 639.**|
|**2**|**SUBAIR A.K.,**|
||**S/O AHMED KUTTYMAN, ANNAKARA KUNDIL (H),**|
||**NEAR GOVT. ITI AREACODE, UGRAPURAM.P.O.,**|
||**AREACODE, MALAPPURAM - 673 639.**|
|**3**|**AYTHIYAMAN,**|
||**S/O MUHAMMED KUTTY, CHEROOTH (H),**|
||**NEAR GOVT. ITI AREACODE, UGRAPURAM.P.O.,**|
||**AREACODE, MALAPPURAM - 673 639.**|
|**4**|**AYISHA,**|
||**AGED 42 YEARS, D/O AHAMMED, CHEROOTH (H),**|
||**NEAR GOVT. ITI AREACODE, UGRAPURAM.P.O., A**|
||**REACODE, MALAPPURAM - 673 639.**|
|**5**|**YUSOOF,**|
||**AGED 52 YEARS, CHEROOTH (H),**|
||**NEAR GOVT. ITI AREACODE, UGRAPURAM.P.O.,**|
||**AREACODE, MALAPPURAM - 673 639.**|
**BY ADVS. SRI.K.M.FIROZ SMT.M.SHAJNA SRI.E.C.AHAMED FAZIL SRI.P.C.MUHAMMED NOUSHIQ**
## **RESPONDENTS:**
**1 GAIL (INDIA) LTD., KINFRA HI-TECH PARK, GAIL - HMT COLONY ROAD, HMT COLONY.P.O., KALAMASSERY, KOCHI, KERALA-683 503, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.**
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**2 DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY(RCU), GAIL (INDIA) LTD., RGMC BUILDING, KINFRA HI-TECH PARK, GAIL-HMT COLONY ROAD, HMT COLONY P.O., KALAMASSERY, KOCHI, KERALA-683503.**
- **3 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, SASTHRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI.**
- **4 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION ROAD, UPHILL, MALAPPURAM, KERALA - 676505.**
- **5 VILLAGE OFFICER, AREACODE VILLAGE, AREACODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT – 673 639.**
**BY ADVS. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN, SC, COMPETENT AUTHORITY, GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED SRI.A.K.HARIDAS SRI.S.MOHAMMED AL RAFI**
**CG PREETHA CGC,K.V SOHAN STATE ATTORNEY**
**THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01.04.2019, ALONG WITH WP(C).37752/2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:**
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## **JUDGMENT**
**These writ petitions are filed challenging drawing of laying gas pipelines through the petitioners property invoking provisions under the Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (for short, the “Act”).**
**2. The petitioners' case is that the respondents shall not proceed with the steps for laying pipelines without following the mandatory provisions of the aforesaid Act. Apart from that, the petitioners point out the violation of the statutory provisions of the above Act. The notification for laying pipelines was issued under Section 3 of the Act on 21.06.2011. The petitioners' land also forming part of the land referred in notification. It appears that the larger portion of the land held by the petitioners and others were shown in the notification. According to the petitioners, they**
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**were not served with any notice soliciting objections. The petitioners also have a case that they are owners of small extent of land and they have constructed residential building in it and therefore, laying down the pipelines is in violation of Section 7 of the aforesaid Act. The petitioners points out alternative route for laying the pipelines. The notification was issued on 21.06.2011. But the notices were issued to the petitioners only on 24.10.2011. As seen from Ext.R1 (a), notices were acknowledged. However, the petitioners dispute receipt of notices. The respondents in the counter affidavit stated that only the 1[st] petitioner in W.P.(c)No.36531/2018 alone had raised objections and that was considered and the objections were overed. Under Section 5 of the Act it is mandatory to provide hearing to the persons, who were interested in the land within 21 days from the date of notification under Sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act. As seen from Section 3**
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**of the Act, there is no mandate of personal service of notice; only it refers to the publication of a notification under Section 3. The notice has been widely published in the newspaper and at offices of the Village Office and Panchayat. However, the Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Rules, 1963 (for short, the “Rule”), it is stipulated that contents of the notification under Section 3 shall be serve personally in the mode prescribed under Rule 8. Rule 8 stipulates that any notice or order shall be served by delivering or tendering a copy of such notice to the person for whom it is intended or registered by post. In this case the respondents have chosen to serve notice personally to the parties concerned.**
**3. It is seen from Ext.R1(a) produced in W.P.(c) No.36531/2018 it was served on the 5[th] petitioner. Notice as referred under the Rule 8 only states about serving notice on person or on**
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**adult member of the family. It is to be noted that a publication was taken out in the newspaper. It was also affixed in conspicuous places of Village offices and Panchayats. In such circumstances, one cannot pretend ignorance as to the proposed laying of the pipelines. The maximum time in order to raise an objection is 21 days under Section 5 of the Act. The first occasion for them to raise such an objection is pursuant to the notification. Having not done so, this Court cannot entertain such objections through these writ petitions. Further, objections raised by the 1[st] petitioner in W.P (c) No.36531/2018 was also considered and passed orders. Any way, it is not for this Court to take up this matter in regard to the objections.**
**4. Next argument is based on Section 7. Section 7 stipulates that no pipelines shall be laid under any land on which there stands any permanent structure which was in existence immediately before the notification or on any**
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**land which is appurtenant to a dwelling house and also any land at a depth which is less than one metre from the surface. This Court had an occasion to consider the purport and scope of Section 7 in Francis K.M. v. Union of India and Others [2017 3 KLT 808]. It is appropriate to refer para 12 of the above judgment, which reads as follows:-**
“12. I am afraid, on a careful reading of S.7, that the contentions of the petitioner cannot endure and cannot be found to have forensic sustenance. This is because the proviso to S.7 mandates that no pipeline shall be laid under any land which was used for residential purpose immediately before the notification under S.3(1) of the Act. It is, therefore, perspicuous that what the Statute provides is that the pipeline shall not be laid to disturb the residential user of the property. It does not mean in any manner that the entire property will have to be exempted and that the pipeline cannot be laid even through areas which is not being used for residential purposes. In the case at hand, even the petitioner admits that the area which is now identified by respondents 2 and 3 for laying of the pipeline is not the area where the residential house is situated. He does not have a case that by the acquisition
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of user of this area, the enjoyment of the residence or its appurtenant facilities would in any manner be curtailed or diminished. That being so, I am certain that the contentions of the petitioner based on S.7 of the Act would be of no help to him.”
**5. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that the petitioners would not be disturbed on account of laying the pipelines. It is further submitted that the pipelines will be laid in a depth of more than one metre. The said submission is recorded.**
**In such circumstances, there is no scope of apprehension that residential house will be disturbed. As rightly pointed out by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Fransis case (supra), the purport of Section 7 is only with an intention to protect the use of residential house. It does not say that any area of the house cannot be used for laying the pipelines. If the petitioners are of the view that the residential building will be affected, they still have remedy by pointing out the violation. The pipelines are yet to be laid down. In such circumstances, I find there is no reason to**
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**interfere with the matter.**
**This writ petition is disposed of as above.**
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**A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE**
**JUDGE**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 37752/2018**
## **PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:**
|**EXHIBIT P1**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE**|
|---|---|
||**GAZETTE NOTIFICATION SO 1429(E) DATED**|
||**21.06.2011 IN RESPECT BLOCK NO.41 OF**|
||**PONMALA VILLAGE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF**|
||**PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS UNDER SECTION 3**|
||**OF THE PETROLEUM MINERAL PIPELINES**|
||**(ACQUISITION OF RIGHT TO USER IN LAND) ACT,**|
||**1962.**|
|**EXHIBIT P2**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE**|
||**GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 28.05.2014 IN**|
||**RESPECT OF BLOCK NO.41 OF PONMALA VILLAGE**|
||**ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND**|
||**NATURAL GAS UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE**|
||**PETROLEUM MINERAL PIPELINES (ACQUISITION OF**|
||**RIGHT TO USER IN LAND) ACT, 1962.**|
|**EXHIBIT P3**|**A TRUE COPY OF 4 PHOTOS OF THE PETITIONER'S**|
||**PROPERTIES.**|
|**EXHIBIT P4**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT LODGED DATED**|
||**08.11.2017 BY THIRD PETITIONER BEFORE THE**|
||**STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION,**|
||**THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.**|
|**EXHIBIT P5**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER DATED**|
||**07.03.2018 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT**|
||**COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM.**|
|**EXHIBIT P6**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER DATED**|
||**07.02.2018 ISSUED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF**|
||**POLICE, MALAPPURAM.**|
|**EXHIBIT P7**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT**|
||**NO.KL10041905983/2018 DATED 12.11.2018**|
||**ISSUED BY THE PONMALA VILLAGE OFFICER.**|
|**EXHIBIT P8**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT**|
||**NO.KL10041905984/2018 DATED 12.11.2018**|
||**ISSUED BY THE PONMALA VILLAGE OFFICER.**|
|**EXHIBIT P10**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE LEARNED**|
||**ADVOCATE COMMISSIONER IN W.P.(C) No.27435**|
||**OF 2017.**|
|**EXHIBIT P11**|**TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE IN**|
**W.P(c)Nos.37752/2018&36531/2018 13**
**SUPRABHATHAM NEWS PAPER DATED 19.01.2019. EXHIBIT P12 TRUE COPY OF TEH NEWS PUBLISHED IN DECCAN CHRONICLE DATED 28.06.2014 TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.DECCANCHRONICLE.COM/140628/NATI - - - - ON CURRENT AFFAIRS/ARTICLE/15 CHARRED DEATH-GAIL-PIPLINE-BLAST. EXHIBIT P13 TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS PUBLISHED IN ONE INDIA NEWS DATED 27.06.2014 TAKEN FROM THE WEBSITE - HTTPS://WWW.ONEINDIA.COM/FEATURE/GAIL EXPLOSION-NO-LESSONS-LEARNT-FROM-PAST1473012.HTML EXHIBIT R1(A) TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICES ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OT 3TD PETITIONER AND OTHER OWNERS OF SY.NO.383/5 IN PONMALA VILLAGE. EXHIBIT R1(B) TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.926/2018 DATED 22.01.18 ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PONAMALA. EXHIBIT R1(C) TRUE COPY OF THE ALIGHMENT MAP IN RELATION TO SY.NO.383/5 OF PONMALA VILLAGE. EXHIBIT R1(D) TRUE COPY OF THE COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AGAINST THE EXT.P8 COMMISISON REPORT IN W.P. © 27435/2017.**
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## **APPENDIX OF WP(C) 36531/2018**
## **PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:**
**EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION SO 1429(E) DATED 21.6.2011 INRESPECT OF BLOCK NO.32 OF AREAKODE VILLAGE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS UNDER SECTION 3 OF THE PETROLEUM MINERAL PIPELINES (ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF USER IN LAND) ACT 1962**
**EXHIBIT P1 A A TRUE COPY OF THE ALIGNMENT MAP IN RESURVEY NO/.55/3 OF FIRST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DATED 28.5.2014 IN RESPECT OF BLOCK NO.32 OF AREAKODE VILLAGE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE PETROLEUM MINERAL PIPELINES (ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF USER IN LAND) ACT 1962**
**EXHIBIT P3 A TRUE COPY OF PHOTO OF THE PETITIONERS' PROPERTIES EXHIBIT P3 A A TRUE COPY OF PHOTO OF THE PETITIONERS' PROPERTIES EXHIBIT P3 B A TRUE COPY OF PHOTO OF THE PETITIONERS' PROPERTIES EXHIBIT P3 C A TRUE COPY OF PHOTO OF THE PETITIONERS' PROPERTIES EXHIBIT P3 D A TRUE COPY OF PHOTO OF THE PETITIONERS' PROPERTIES EXHIBIT P3 E A TRUE COPY OF PHOTO OF THE PETITIONERS' PROPERTIES EXHIBIT P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTIONS JOINTLY RAISED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MALAPPURAM EXHIBIT P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE SAID COVERING LETTER DATED 13.9.2018 ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM**
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|**EXHIBIT P6**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT**||
|---|---|---|
||**NO.KL10010203685/2018 DATED 16/7/2018**||
||**ISSUED BY THE AREACODE VILLAGE OFFICER**||
|**EXHIBIT P6 A**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE**||
||**DATED 24.10.2018 ISSUED BY THE AREACODE**||
||**VILLAGE OFFICER**||
|**EXHIBIT P6 B**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE**||
||**DATED 24.10.2018 ISSUED BY THE AREACODE**||
||**VILLAGE OFFICER**||
|**EXHIBIT P6 C**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE**||
||**DATED 5.10.2018 ISSUED BY THE AREACODE**||
||**VILLAGE OFFICER**||
|**EXHIBIT P6 D**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT NO.0177405**||
||**DATED 14.8.2018 ISSUED BY THE AREACODE**||
||**VILLAGE OFFICER**||
|**EXHIBIT P7**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE DISCHARGE CARD OF 1ST**||
||**PETITIONER'S SON**||
|**EXHIBIT P7 A**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE DISCHARGE CARD OF 1ST**||
||**PETITIONER'S SON WIFE'S**||
|**EXHIBIT P8**|**A TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE LEARNED**||
||**ADVOCATE COMMISSIONER IN W.P.(C) No.27435**||
||**OF 2017.**||
|**EXHIBIT P9**|**TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE IN**||
||**SUPRABHATHAM NEWS PAPER DATED 19.01.2019.**||
|**EXHIBIT P9(A)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE READABLE REPORT IN**||
||**SUPRABHATHAM NEWS PAPER DATED 19.01.2019.**||
|**EXHIBIT P12**|**TRUE COPY OF TEH NEWS PUBLISHED IN DECCAN**||
||**CHRONICLE DATED 28.06.2014 TAKEN FROM THE**||
||**WEBSITE**||
||**HTTPS://WWW.DECCANCHRONICLE.COM/140628/NATI**||
||**ON-CURRENT-AFFAIRS/ARTICLE/15-CHARRED-**||
||**DEATH-GAIL-PIPLINE-BLAST**<br>**.**||
|**EXHIBIT P13**|**TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS PUBLISHED IN ONE**||
||**INDIA NEWS DATED 27.06.2014 TAKEN FROM**|**THE**|
||**WEBSITE**||
||**HTTPS://WWW.ONEINDIA.COM/FEATURE/GAIL-**||
||**EXPLOSION-NO-LESSONS-LEARNT-FROM-PAST-**||
||**1473012.HTML**||
|**EXHIBIT R1(A)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICES ISSUED TO THE**|**WIRT**|
||**PETITIONERS BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY**||
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|---|---|
|**EXHIBIT R1(B)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED**|
||**22.11.2018 ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER,**|
||**ARECODE**|
|**EXHIBIT R1(C)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE ALIGHMENT MAP IN RELATION**|
||**TO SY.NO.55/5 OF ARECODE VILLAGE.**|
|**EXHIBIT R1(D)**|**TRUE COPY OF THE COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED BY**|
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||**COMMISISON REPORT IN W.P. © 27435/2017.**|
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