Chandigarh, Sept. 27 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday announced formation of a panel to look into the space crunch issue at high court and whether a new complex should be built elsewhere in the city.

Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) on the matter, the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry said the panel will be led by a sitting high court judge, and will have members from the Bar association, Chandigarh administration, Punjab, Haryana, central government and other stakeholders.

The first meeting of the panel will take place on October 9, with the next court hearing on the PIL slated for October 17.

Detailed order of the proceedings is awaited to throw light on the names of different stakehol...