Chandigarh, Aug. 14 -- The Chandigarh administration has told the Punjab and Haryana high court that the allotment of land in IT Park for construction of a new high court complex would be against the land-use policy and the wildlife norms. In an affidavit, UT superintending engineer (SE) Jigna K Sanghdia has told the court that the change-of-land use is not applicable in Chandigarh as per the provisions of Master Plan-2031, and therefore, utilisation of IT Park area for any other purpose will not be a "compatible land use." In addition to this, the SE has told the court that there are restrictions imposed by the wildlife board against construction of high-rise buildings in IT Park so as to avoid disturbing the path of migratory birds. The high court had on August 1 sought from UT, the records, which go against the construction of a new high court complex in the area. The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by the high court employees association secretary Vinod Dhatterwal, seeking implementation of the holistic development plan, which envisages setting up of multi-storey buildings to cater to the requirement of additional space. Notably, the Bar Association also filed an affidavit stating that it has eminently come out that the IT park site is neither available nor suitable for the construction of the new building. The UT administration is stressing on setting up the new complex in Sarangpur, where, it says, over 40 acres could be allotted for construction of the new high court complex. However, the high court had expressed its apprehension about the traffic congestion on the road leading to Sarangpur from Chandigarh as PGIMER chowk remains clogged for most parts of the day. UT has also told the court that in 2019, the Chandigarh Heritage Committee had cleared the proposal of expansion of the high court complex and approved the holistic development plan. However, the same was blocked by the UNESCO committee in view of the Capitol complex, which comprises the high court building, declared as World Heritage site in 2016. If the expansion is to be done at the current site, a fresh proposal with reduced space allotted for various purposes can be submitted to UNESCO, it has told the court....