Overview

• The Bar Association’s general body unanimously resolved to oppose any shift from the Capitol Complex, including the proposed Sarangpur site.
• Members agreed to pursue de‑reservation of adjoining forest land to enable extension of facilities at the present location.
• The vote reverses an earlier executive committee decision to support relocation after the court directed that the issue be placed before the full membership.
• The Chandigarh administration has offered a 45‑acre site in Sarangpur and has ruled out using adjacent forest land, while stakeholders have flagged traffic concerns at the proposed site and an IT Park alternative was rejected.
• Chief Justice Sheel Nagu had sought a formal resolution from the Bar, and the Additional Solicitor General criticized the administration’s response to expansion proposals.