Chandigarh, June 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday sought response from the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on the contempt petition moved by residents of a Zirakpur society alleging violation of the court orders.

It was on June 5, the high court had ordered the PSPCL to provide a temporary power connection to the society with 700 families, living in sweltering heat conditions on power supply through diesel generators.

The dwellers at the Sushma Valencia housing complex in Zirakpur have been spending up to Rs.45 per unit for drawing power through diesel generators as the developer abandoned the project in March.

The vacation bench of justice Deepak Gupta posted the matter for June 19 after the PSPCL coun...