Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed Chandigarh Administration to ensure structural stability of the buildings and the surrounding area while allowing installation of lifts in Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) multi-storey units.

The high court bench of justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and justice Deepak Manchanda was hearing a plea from city residents, Nirupama Luthra and others demanding that UT be directed not to allow installation of lifts in high income group (HIG) flats of the CHB.

In May, acting on the demand from senior citizens and persons with disabilities, the UT Estate Office had allowed the CHB unit dwellers to install lifts, but with necessary approvals. The installation was to be allowed provid...