As per the case facts, land acquisition proceedings and the grant of government land for establishing a university were challenged by landowners and through public interest litigation. The High Court ... quashed the acquisition proceedings and directed the restoration of land to owners, and also quashed the grant of government land, directing resumption by the state. The reason for the appeal to the Supreme Court was to challenge the High Court's judgment. The question arose whether the land acquisition proceedings and the grant of government land were valid, particularly concerning compliance with the Land Acquisition Act, the nature of the beneficiary company, and the maintainability of the public interest litigation, as well as any delay and laches in the writ petitions. Finally, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, upholding the High Court's decision to quash the land acquisition proceedings and the grant of government land. The Court found the proposal to be an exaggerated demand with mala fide intention and noted that the acquired lands were agricultural lands, the sole livelihood of thousands of families, which could not be compensated monetarily.