New Delhi, April 22 -- To address the massive backlog and volume of cases, the Delhi government has reformulated a plan to expand the Rouse Avenue Court complex - a special court in the city that primarily handles high-profile cases involving lawmakers - under a Rs.550-crore project, senior Delhi government officials said. The

Under the plan, the court will get an additional 94 court rooms along with associated infrastructure, such as lawyers chambers and sitting halls, the officials added. The new blocks are expected to come up on 3.6 acres adjacent to the existing court building on DDU Marg. The project however will require permission for cutting and transplanting 450 trees to start the project.

The expansion is aimed at addressing bo...