Chandigarh, April 10 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has sought response from Chandigarh administration on a plea moved by some residents challenging condition of Rs.20 lakh security amount for admission in the group home facility for persons with mental illness and intellectual disability at Sector-31.

The HC bench of justice Kuldeep Tiwari has sought response from the administration by April 22 and the case has been ordered to be clubbed with a public interest litigation (PIL) already pending adjudication before the court.

The plea has been filed by four residents of the city alleging that the condition of demanding Rs.20 lakh as security is unreasonable, unjustified and arbitrary and demanded that administration be asked to...