The appellant, V. Sreenivasaiah, challenged land acquisition proceedings initiated in 1988-1989 under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in respect of approximately 10 acres of his family's land in Hosahalli Village, Bengaluru South Taluk, acquired for allotment to the Ex-Servicemen House Building Co-operative Society. The appellant contended that the acquisition had lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, relying on the Supreme Court's ruling in Indore Development Authority v. Mohanlal (2020) 8 SCC 129, as no compensation was paid to the actual landowners and physical possession was never taken from them. The learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition (W.P. No. 2228/2022) as superfluous and vexatious, imposing costs of Rs. 1,50,000/-, prompting this intra-court Writ Appeal before a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court. The Division Bench noted significant irregularities, including that the award amount was withdrawn by the Society's absconding promoter, B.R. Lakshmikanth, on the basis of an alleged non-existent power of attorney, no compensation was paid to the landowners from the State exchequer, and the land was never developed for the stated purpose. The judgment text provided ends before the Division Bench's final ruling is recorded.