Scheduled lands deemed to have been validly taken possession of, acquired and vested in Government

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act I of 1894) or any other law for the time being in force or any settlement, grant, agreement, usage, custom or any decree or order of a court or any Tribunal or other authority, the scheduled lands which have been taken possession of by, or on behalf of, the Government (whether with or without the consent of the persons interested) shall be deemed, and shall be deemed always to have (a) validly taken possession of and acquired for a public purpose, namely, for the purpose of execution of the Kelavarapalli Reservoir Scheme including the construction of the dam and other work connected therewith; and (b) vested absolutely in the Government free from all encumbrances, on the respective date of taking possession of the said lands specified in column (5) of the Schedule against the scheduled land specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) thereof.