To strengthen its case against the continuous expansion of the Delhi High Court, the ministry has been pointing out that the land being demanded was located in the Lyutens Zone and that the government was already facing a crippling shortage of Government accommodation. One annexure submitted to court for the court calculates the shortage of C-1 Type Government bungalows as 374 and C-11 as 1297.

The plot

7.89 acres: Original allotment, 1968

2.04 acres: Construction of lawyers chambers, 1975

1.34 acres: Construction of administrative block and chambers, 1994

0.52 acres: New building, 1995

2.40 acres: Parking lot, 2001

0.54 acres: Construction of administrative building, 2004

2.85 acres: Lawyers chambers, consultation rooms, 2007