Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has summoned department of justice secretary Gurpreet Singh Khaira over non-implementation of a high court order, allotting some government accommodations occupied by civil administration officers to judicial officers of Malerkolta, passed on September 12.

The court was dealing with a review application filed by the state government of a September 12 order arguing that if order is complied with, the same would hamper the working of the administration.

While asking the secretary to appear through VC, the bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjeev Berry observed that the content of the review plea borders "contempt of court". Hence asked him to appear through a virtual pla...