Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has issued notices to Punjab and Haryana governments, along with GMADA, seeking their responses and status reports by February 10, 2026, on a contempt petition regarding construction of old-age homes in both states.

The petition, filed by Mohali deputy mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, mentioned before the bench of Justice Vikram Aggarwal that despite undertakings given to the HC by both states, government-run old-age homes were not constructed within the stipulated time, amounting to a violation of court orders.

The public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in 2014, seeking implementation of Section 19 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which ma...