REGISTERED No. DL-33004/92 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No, 11] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1993/PAUSA 17,1914 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 1th January, 1993/Petwa 17, 1914 (Saka) THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN AREA AT AYODHYA ORDINANCE, 1993 No. 8 OF 1993 Promulgated by the President in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance to provide for the acquisition of certain area at Ayodhya and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS there has been a long-standing dispute relating to the structure (including the premises of the inner and outer courtyards of such structure), commonly known as the Ram Jamma Bhumi-Batri Masjid, situated! in village kot Ramchandra in Ayodhya, in Pargana Haveli Avadh, in tehsil Faizabad Sadar, in the district of Faizabad of the State of Uttar Pradesh;
AND WHEREAS the said dispute has affected the maintenance of public order and harmony between different communities in the country;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary to maintain public order and to promote communal harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst the people of India;
AND WHEREAS with a view to achieving the aforesaid objectives, it is necessary to acquire certain areas in Ayodhya;
AND WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
( 1 ) 2 _ Tiffi OAZETIB ffl INDIA EXTRAORDINARY _ [JPART H _ Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of ^hj^pwers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, ih# '|*tegti$nt is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:— Short title and commence* went.
Deflation*.
CHAFFER:* L (X) "ftus Ordinance may be called the Acquisition of Ceijaia Area at Ayodhya Ordinaaoe>; 19»3.
(2) It shall come into fence a^.enpe.
2. In this Ordinance, unless the ̂ ootesi otherwise requires,—
(fl) "area" nosans thjf ar^IjnplTidjngtsul the buildings, structures or other properties comprised^ therein) specified in the Schedule;
(6) "aaflKurised fterson'^meaife" a person or body of person or trustees of any truss authorisedJ?x MCeatcal Government under section 7;
(,cf-~'t*0aws Comtami3m^>'vv^ta& fte- dditns CommissiotK^ a^- pomted under auft>«ection (2) of Mx#im *.;., ^ :%Peerfl»d'?. means-pWscribed" by rules male finder this Ordinance.
Acqiuntion of rights is respect of certain area.
General effect of vesting.
CH^^FTER II 'ACQUIsmON W - ^ l l E >Jl£A "IN"- AYOD^YA
3. On and ^ ^ - t i i e - _ ^ p ( i ^ i ^ ^ m t ^ ^ ^ ^ d i n a n c e , the right, title and interest in relation tow1& •̂yx&TinijJSk:"Tbyv' virtue of this Otdinanoe, stand transferred to, and vest in, thfe? Central Go^^ment.
.4. ^1) Thei area shall be_d^eine4 % include jail assets, rights, leaseholds, poww^antaority and,privffe^ a ^ ^ l p r o p s t t y , movable Jipd, jmroo^ibje, mduding lands,' buildings, structures, shops of whatever nature or other properties and a l other, limits and Interests in,, w arising out o$, such properties £& Were immediately before the commencement^ this, Ordiriance /in jjie jwaiersWp, $>o«jession>, power or, control of any ̂ .person or ^e^^Sta^J^oveiiji- [tijtsqt <d,yw&c I*rade#i, as.the.case mgy be, and jdl reg^ts^•'.$$&& |̂ W»S' *arawii^sf Wrf oflnw depuinfaitsi of v^stoer nattorit i»iating. thereto.;'":["J ! '„ : ; ; ; (^> AH pro|«9rtiB» alcSwsiw '̂-wliieh :̂ biave^ v$W»d- in ^»e,Centra) Oovernment under section'^^shattrby force of s»»̂ i"V69.t!ag, bt -frsad. and djsdtar^d .from any trust), obligation, mortgage, charge, lien and all other encijmbrances laflecting. them and any atfcEtchmgiit, irtjunctioE, decree or order #fa*P W ^ of trMinal or oflwr authority restricting the use of sudh ptcpertieii .̂'ii»_ ^ y manner or appoMng any receiver in respect of the whole or afly part of ;-sucTi properties shaU.«a«e:to haVte'pny eflect;- - • -: \
(5) If, on tiie commencement of this Ordinance, any suit, appeal or odier proceeding in reject "of" WerrigDt,' titS and interest relating tb any " prbpterty '^hicli:hiffl vested in tfiitP Goitol ' Gfcve*6inerit ua^Sr section 3 ; r is pending before any court, tribunal or other authority, the same shall abate.
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5. {1) The Central Government may take all necessary steps to secure possession of the area which is vested in that Government under section 3.
. , (2) On the vesting of the area in the Central Government under section 3, the person or State Government of Uttar Pradesh, as the case may be, in charge of the management of the area immediately ibefore such vesting shall be bound to deliver to the Central Government or the authorised person, all assets, registers and other documents in their custody relating to such vesting or where it is not practicable to deliver such registers or documents, the copies of such registers or documents abthenticated in the prescribed manner.
6., (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 3, 4, 5 and 7, the Central Government may, if it is satisfied that any authority or other body, or trustees of any trust, set up on or after the commencement of this Ordinance is or are willing to comply with such terms and conditions as that Government may think fit to impose, direct by notification in the Official Gazette, that the right, title and interest or any of them in relation to the area or any part thereof, instead of continuing to vest in the Central Gov~ lernment, vest in that authority or body or trustees of that trust either on the date -of the notification or on such later date as may be specified in the notification.
(2) When any right, title £.rd interest in relation to the area or part thereof vest in the authority or body or trustees referred to in sub-section (1), such rights of th© Central Government in relation to such area or part thereof,- shall, on and from the date of such vesting, be deemed to have become the rights of that authority or body or trustees of that trust ' ' (3) The provisions of sections 4, 5, 7 and 11 Shall, so far as may be, apply, in relation to such authority or body or trustees as they apply in relation to the Central Government arid for this purpose references therein to the "Central Government" shall be construed as references to such authority or body or trustees.
Huty of ijerson or State Qtfvernmenj in charge of the management of He area to deliver all assets, etc.
Power of Central Government to direct vesting of the area in another authority or body or trust.
CHAPTER III MANAGEMENT AND.ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY
7. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any contract or instrument or order pf any court, tribunal or other authority to the contrary, on and from the commencement of this Ordinance, the property vested in the Central Government under section 3 shall be managed by the Central Government or 'by a person or .body of persons or trustees of any trust authorised by that Government in this,behalf..
(2)' In managing the property vested in the Central Government under section- 3> the Central Goverranerit' or the authorised personshall ensure tha« the position existing before ihe commencement of this Ordinance hi the area tin which the structure (including the premises of the inner and outer courtyards of such Structiure), commonly known as the Ram Janrna BhtumfrBabri' Masjid, stood in villagfe Kot Ramchandra in Ayodhya, in Pargana Haveli AyadVin tehsil Faizabad Sadar, in the district of Faizabad of the State 6f Uttar' Pradesh is maintained.
Management of property by Gofr eminent. • 4 ' W t t l f t f t i *F ISII»A fctfffcACaOWAtY [F«r It- Paymeot of ' amount Ordinance to override all other enactments.
Penalties.
Protectiott of action . taken ia good faith.
P#fWr to TtUit.
CHARTS* iv MISCELLANEOUS
8. (1) The owner of any Istwf, yMdiog, structure <x other property comprised in the atva. shall be given % the 06ntral Owertunmt, for ilia transfer to and vexing In that Government tmSfet section 3 of that faai, buiWih^ structure 'W other property, in cash m ameutit equivalent to the « K I ^ I valfie «df &6 land, building, sfeuettue car offifcr f*rGpe#ty.
(2) The Central Government shaBj foj1 the purpose at deciding the etakn of the owner or any person haying a claim against the owner under sufe-scetioo
(2), by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Claims Commissioner.
(3) The Claims Commissioner-shall regulate his own procedure for -fee*iving and deciding the claims. - . , „ . . .
(4) The owner or auy person bavyjg a claim agatasi the own&r x&ayjfflafce a. claim to the Claims Commissioner w$nn.a period of ninety days from lh© date of commencement ol this Ordinance:
Provided tnat if the Claims Coffiwisstbner is satisfied tJiat ftie claimant was prevented by sufficient cavse fetttft pt^fering the ctfthn Witffltt tfte iadd period of ninety days, the Claims Commissioner may entertain the chilm wiffifin . a further period <tf ninety days and not thereafter.
.. _ 9. Tho provisions of th^ Ordiaaaco Mail have egect aoWltlistaftdiag 14myaiJ»g wcoisisteMt «>ere%5*h i.L««^ftisa fift my «Ji€* law tot tho (toe toting In fiWce^M- airy iitetraniertt fciiVfa* effbef 1^ Mrttwrof any law oUtttf Item this Ordinance or any dcaee or J«fcT df tof emaX, tribwmJ <rf odiw wtlwity .
10. Afly pWsott Who Is >B clwrge rf tf« inwnagement of rlie *m, tted Mis to deliver w tft¥ C«itf« CteUffiiuwM T» tfee anHioriwd ptrson aty asset, KfegWtef ?r oth«r ancomeat to Ws cuetody relating to suck areir or, i » -«» « s c may fee, autfiemicated copies of FIK3* nj^ttec »r aocnnttnt, slutU t» ptHMfe^e with im0ifec»nmon« for a term which may extend to three jaws w iwtft, fee which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
11., No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall He* against the Central Government or the authorised jiersojn. or any of the .officers or other employees of that Government or the aulhorisejd persOd WSr anythiag which Is m good faith tlene or tnt«n*4 to be danp wider this Ordintmc*.
' Hi 0) The G«u*ral €s««ffiauat sxtft fey^ no*ifioatio« in :he Official Gazette/make rules to citr*y o«i the provisions of this OndiflAQce.
(2) Every rule made by the Central Government undbr this On&aaiicei shall be laid, as soon as may be after if is made, before each tiamd & "f ar£ament, while it iŝ In session, for a total period of thirty days which 'may be cflflnSrJsefi in one session or'In twb tar mot successive afcssieHBk and it, before fDe wiafry of the session JniM^Miy lo«iMri« the « n a « l or the aweea&t sessions aforesaid, 'ftot* f ^ i A s agree to mafcteg wry m«fi6«*tioB in the,rale «f twtir Houses ag«e * « t OK wlr atooiiti not bfc ma*j^ the n»te 4MH tberertfWr have «fect t«ly in snob tftxHfit* fwm <afir Iw of no «fflbet» «s A e wac way "be; so, howetftr, that Sny sudt iiradifiesttion «r MmaltneBt flfwrtl b»- without Tlrejadbc to Ae wfidit> « tortinii|S {MrevKttsiy done under that rule.
SEC.^1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 5 THE SCHEDULE t$se Section 2(a)] DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA SI.
(1)
1.
No. Name of Village/ Pargana/Tehsil/ District/State
(2) Village Kot Ramchandra, Pargana Havcli Avadh, tehsil Faizabad Sadar, District Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Plot No.
(3) 143 144 145 146 147 (part) Bounded by plot No. 145 on South, plot No. 143 on West and Road/plot No. 142 on North.
158 159 160 16t 162 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 I S 176 177 178 179 180 1M w 183 184 185 186 1&7 .188 Area Bigha
(4) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 e 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 to be acquired Biswa
(5) 9 7 8 6 14 A n n 18 8 2 7 S 7 ,7 18 3 6 2 16 10 t4 14 13 7 7 6 7 6 7 18 Biswansi («) 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 « • 0 « 0 • 3 10 5 3 0 5 1* 0 IS Kuch
(7) 6 m „.
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(2) - C - d *-* • • et . 190 191 : \n '" 193 194 195 196 197 * 198 i 199 ..
200 '".-.-S:.
204 ' '"•" (part) Bounded by plot No. 222 on South, plot Mo. 205 onWes and plot No. 231 on East. .
.265 ,206 ,207 208 ,209 210 2U 212 213 214 215 216 m8 219 220 221 222 223 *224 225 226 227 0 " ;
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(1) (2) Village Avadhkhas, Pargana Haveli Avadh, tehsil Faizabad Sadar.
District Faizabad.
*?ttar Pradesh.
f3) 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 242 244 246 (part) Bounded by plot No.
238 on the South, plot No.. 239 on the West and plot No.
244 on the North.
1104 1105 1106 .
1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120
(4) 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 71 0 0 0 ,0 , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 1 0 6
(5) 5 11 2 I 2 2 12 10 4 I 6 1 0 14 18 18 11 7 • 6 14 4 3 • 4 12 5 .5 0 1 3 9 1 7 13
(6) 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 17 14 , 14 • 3 0 5 15 , 8 10 10 , 10 10 12 17 14 15
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(2) (3) 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1143 1144 1145 1146 .
1147 UA9 1149 .1166 (part) Bounded by plot No. 1203 on East, plot No. 1151 on West and plot No.
11*7 on South* 1206 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 12» 1220 1221 <•) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • ;.-*- •- • ©:
0 0 0 0 : :: 0 0 0 : o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(5) 3 g 8 9 6 4 11 12 5 5 3 4 4 1 9 4 5 a 3 5 7 6 6 7 1 2 U 2 7 0 0 3 4 5 7 11
(6) 0 0 0 10 6 15 4 6 9 0 5 15 0 0 0 5, 15 IS 0 0 15 to 0 0 5 5 5 10 0 15 15 5 10 e 5 10 0) SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 9
(1) (2) (3) 1222 1223 1225 1226 1227 : 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 1240 1241 1242 1243 1247 (part) Bounded by plot No. 1248 on North, plot No . 1246 on SoutH and plot No.
1291 on East/Road.
1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1259
(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 {) 0 0 0 27
(5) 4 1 12 K 7 4 1 13 7 1 4 7 1 2 9 I 1 8 1 1 2 5 7 0 7 8 9 12 4 2 2 2 2 1 • ori ' ;
(6) 0 15 • ' 15 10 15 15 0 6 15 5 6 5 10 18 10 15 10 15 0 0 10 13 7 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 5 10 11
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3. VUtage Jejwwpw.
Porgana ftwtli Avadh, tehsil Fateabwl S«tar, District Fafaabad.
Utter Pradesh.
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