Chandigarh, Dec. 25 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Wednesday fixed a 15-day timeline for Chandigarh Administration to appoint a consultant to design the new block at HC under the holistic development plan for complex expansion, which is roughly estimated at Rs.1300 crore.

The HC bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry modified its December 5 order in which UT was directed to adopt the single source selection. Now, the court has asked UT to invite expression of interest to select the consultant and award work by January 8.

"This court directs the UT administration to work on a 24x7 basis so as to secure completion of the entire exercise within the stipulated period. The chief secretary, UT Chandigarh is d...