Chandigarh, March 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has summoned several IAS officers of Punjab and Food Corporation of India (FCI) officers in a contempt case linked to a foodgrain storage facility created in Sangrur in 2020.

Those summoned for March 20 include officers holding positions of deputy commissioner, Sangrur; principal secretary, department of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, Punjab; director, department of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, Punjab; district food & supplies controller, Sangrur, and general manager, FCI, among others, at the time of controversy.

The court acted on a plea from one Sanjay Garg, who had sought action against the officers who failed to act even as there was a high court or...