STATE OF U.P. vs RAM KUMARI DEVI — C.A. No. 3814/1996

The Supreme Court allowed the State of U.P.'s appeal and set land compensation at Rs. 30,000 per acre for 13.75 acres acquired for a Government Degree College at Lalitpur, rejecting the High Court's valuation of Rs. 3.30 per sq. ft. The Court held that small land sales produced by the claimant were inflated to artificially increase market value, and applied the "prudent purchaser" test, finding no reasonable buyer would purchase such a large parcel on a per-square-foot basis. The claimant's cross-appeal for further enhancement was dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.