The Supreme Court came down heavily on Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board officers' "lethargic attitude" of depriving compensation to landowners with respect to their lands acquired for the infrastructure corridor project connecting Bengaluru-Mysuru. The apex court asked the Special Land Acquisition Officer-1 of Karnataka Board to pass a fresh award within two months, taking the market value prevailing as of Apr. 22, 2019, when the original compensation award was passed, and not 2011 which the officer had earlier taken.