Construct Verandah Outside CJ Court in 4 Weeks: HC to UT

The Punjab and Haryana high court has given the Chandigarh administration four weeks to construct a verandah outside the chief justice's court.

- HT Correspondent

CHANDIGARH:

The order was passed by the bench presided over by chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sumeet Goel during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL). "...in the face of ensuing monsoon season, which will start in a month's time, urgency arises and therefore, the administration is directed to construct the verandah in front of Court Room No. 1, preferably within a period of four weeks," the bench ordered while fixing the next date of hearing on July 4.

On May 28, the Supreme Court had upheld a November 2024 order of the high court directing the Chandigarh administration to construct the verandah, saying it will not violate the UNESCO guidelines.