Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday told the Chandigarh administration to make all-out efforts to expedite clearance for the expansion plan of the high court complex from UNESCO, but at the same time also prepare an alternative plan if the project does not find favour with the international body.

"Be ready with plan-B," the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry orally remarked as UT's counsel did not have a clear answer to the question to what if the international body rejects the proposal.

Earlier, UT's counsel had told the court that heritage impact assessment report and entire planning of the project have been done in a manner so that the project conforms to the international body n...