Chandigarh, Nov. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday criticized the Punjab government for its failure to provide requisite infrastructure for courts and judicial officers in the state.

The bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry said that despite the districts such as Mohali, Moga and Pathankot coming into being years ago, residences for district and sessions judges have not been provided.

"This is not only strange but shocking," Chief Justice Nagu remarked in the open court, asking the state's counsel to look into it.

The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), pending since 2024, wherein it is looking into infrastructural deficiencies in Malerkotla court.

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