Chandigarh, Nov. 30 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday asked various stakeholders to come up with suggestions to fast-forward expansion plan of high court complex.

The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry was hearing a 2023 public interest litigation (PIL) by HC employees association secretary Vinod Dhatterwal, seeking the implementation of a holistic development plan, which envisages the setting up of multi-storey buildings to cater to the requirement of additional space.

As reported on November 22 in these columns, a high court-appointed committee has recommended the construction of four new blocks with 30-35 more court rooms on an 11.42 lakh square-feet area behind the heritage building ...