STATE OF BIHAR vs MADHESHWAR PRASAD

The Supreme Court addressed the enhancement of compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, specifically examining the validity of the High Court's increase to Rs.45,000/- per acre. The Court held that the compensation should be Rs.22,000/- per acre, citing the need for credible evidence to support the sale deeds used for valuation, as established in R.Ram Reddy & Ors. vs. Land Acquisition Officer. The Court also clarified that the value of the well could not be separately compensated as it was used for irrigation, affirming the principles laid out in O.Janardhan Reddy & Ors. vs. Spl. Dy. Collector.