Chandigarh, Dec. 22 -- : The Punjab and Haryana High Court has expressed serious concern over the delay in establishing government-run old age homes for senior citizens in both states. The notice was issued following a contempt petition filed by Mohali Deputy Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, who stated that the governments have not complied with previous court undertakings.
A bench led by Justice Vikram Agrawal directed Punjab, Haryana, and GMADA officials to submit a status report and response by February 10, the next date of the hearing.
The petition pointed out that Punjab had committed to set up old age homes in 21 districts by 2022, while Haryana had promised to cover all districts by 2024. Currently, only Hoshiarpur and Barnala in Punjab ha...