HC expansion plan: UT flags violation of building rules in design submitted by consultant

As per proceedings before the high court, UT has expressed its reservations with regards to the height and depth of the lower ground floor as finalized by the consultant

Chandigarh: The UT administration has flagged non-conformity of building regulations in the design finalized by a consultant for implementation of holistic development plan of the high court under which a new complex is proposed.

As per UT, the design of HC does not conform to Chandigarh Building Rules (Urban) 2017 (HT Photo for representation)

As per proceedings before the high court, UT has expressed its reservations with regards to the height and depth of the lower ground floor as finalized by the consultant. As per UT, the design does not conform to Chandigarh Building Rules (Urban) 2017.

While observing that the 2017 rules also empower the chief administrator to “grant relaxation”, the high court on Friday directed the UT administration and the consultant to conduct a meeting on March 16 to discuss the issue.

“We request the parties to again sit together and discuss the matter and resolve the above said stalemate at the earliest, latest by Monday or Tuesday. We are hopeful that the issue shall be resolved by the U.T. Administration with the ultimate object of expeditious finalization of the holistic plan,” the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry observed while posting the matter for March 18.