Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Clarity on HC Expansion Plan, Directs UT to File Heritage, Environmental Reports

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Chandigarh Administration to clarify environmental, heritage, and infrastructural concerns regarding the expansion and potential relocation of the High Court.

Objections to the IT Park and Sarangpur sites, traffic congestion, and construction feasibility must be clarified. The Court also ordered daily traffic management with DSP-level officers and directed improvements to kutcha parking.

Keys to the renovated Sector 17 building were handed over for administrative use. A joint meeting chaired by Satya Pal Jain is scheduled for August 7. The next hearing is on August 13.