India, March 19 -- New Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted a seven-member committee, headed by the secretary of the Union housing ministry, four months of additional time to complete the survey in and around Tughlaqabad Fort-expressing displeasure over the committee's prolonged delay in selecting an agency to carry out the exercise.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia issued the direction while hearing a bunch of petitions, one of which was filed in 2001, to protect and preserve the fort area.

"We're giving you 4 months time, but please complete it. Six months time you took to appoint the survey committee and that too under the orders of the court. The comittee is headed by the Secretary of the Uni...