Bhule Ram vs Union Of India & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's assessment of the market value of land at Rs. 6,51,000 per acre under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, modifying the previous award of Rs. 5,99,850 per acre. The Court emphasized that the valuation must consider the specific circumstances of the land and cannot be based solely on compensation awarded for adjacent lands. The ruling clarified that the claimant bears the burden of providing relevant evidence for market value determination, as per Section 9 of the Act.