Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- The Chandigarh Administration on Friday told the Punjab and Haryana high court that expansion of high court at the present site in Sector 1 can't be allowed into forest area abutting the court complex.

During the hearing on Friday UT's senior standing counsel, Amit Jhanji told high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry that due to various reasons, expansion in reserve forest area can't be allowed.

The statement was made while a discussion on a letter to Chandigarh Administration by additional solicitor general of India Satya Pal Jain was being discussed, wherein he had said that a proposal has come on extension of high court complex from the court number 69 end to reserved forest area. ...