Overview

• The fire broke out in the early hours of June 23 in the ladies’ bar room reserved for women advocates at the Chandigarh court.
• Fire tenders doused the flames by 5:15 am, preventing the blaze from spreading to main courtrooms.
• President Sartej Singh Narula said investigators suspect a short circuit triggered the fire, with the cause still under formal review.
• The blaze gutted the women’s bar room and damaged two adjoining chambers, leaving them unusable.
• The Bar Association’s executive committee is mobilizing repair plans to restore damages and resume normal court operations.