Chandigarh, Nov. 7 -- The Centre has called a meeting of the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on November 16 to discuss the high court expansion plan, estimated at Rs.1,454 crore.

Additional Solicitor General Satya Pal Jain on Friday told the high court that the Chandigarh administration's proposal has been received by the Ministry of home affairs - the nodal department in the case of UTs - and a meeting will be chaired with the chief secretaries of the two states and UT to discuss the proposal and grant sanction and financial approval. The officers of the Ministry of expenditure and Ministry of law and justice will also attend the meeting, Jain informed the court during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL...