Chandigarh, Feb. 1 -- Taking a serious note of the delay in carrying out the demarcation of Morni Hills area, and thus violating court orders, the Punjab and Haryana high court has put secretary, forest and wildlife department, Haryana, Vasvi Tyagi on notice, asking why contempt of court proceedings should not be carried out against her.

"...it appears that the functionaries of the state of Haryana are in no mood to proceed with the demarcation of Morni Hills, and are delaying the process on one pretext or the other, for reasons best known to them," the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sumeet Goel observed while initiating suo motu contempt proceedings on Friday and seeking her response by February 20.

The court was hearing...