The residents of Siddharth Colony in Chembur, whose electricity supply was cut off by Reliance yesterday over pending dues of Rs 63 crore, are caught in a strange predicament.

The developers, to whom they had given their land for a Slum Rehabilitation Scheme in 2005, had promised to pay all their power bills, but do not seem to have kept their promise. With the result that Reliance, on Tuesday, cut off power supply to the colony at 11 am. Supply was restored only at 9.40pm after mediation by politicians.