The Delhi High Court embarked on an ambitious plan in 2013 to increase capacity by 40 percent in four years and 60 percent by 2020. A master plan was created to redevelop, build afresh, and reallocate functions. The task was to create a visual vocabulary that could bridge 500 years of discordance with a harmonious note.

The building uses a combination of sand-blasted Dholpur stone and Red Agra stone to blend with the adjacent NGMA. The upper floors recede in a stepped manner, and the top is crowned with a hovering a pergola that creates a distinctive silhouette. The cantilevers accomplish the twin objectives of creating a play of light and shade with the building and also playing alone its scale.

The new ‘C’ block has 15 courtrooms, 16 judge chambers, and 9 junior registrar chambers. It also provides facilities like discussion and sitting rooms for lawyers and a separate room for lady members.