Delhi HC to hear discoms' plea against CAG audit today

February 14, 2014 10:03

The Delhi High Court will on Friday hear pleas by three power discoms against the order of a single judge refusing to stay a Delhi government directive for a Comptroller and Auditor General audit of their finances since their inception in 2002.

Three power discoms had on February 07 moved the Delhi High Court and a division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana had posted the pleas for February 14.

Justice Manmohan had on January 24 refused to stay the government's order for the audit. The discoms alleged that the audit was ordered by the government with a "predetermined mind".

The three discoms -- Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna -- which supply power to consumers in Delhi, alleged that the Delhi government's order was a political ploy.

Saying that audit is a serious issue, the discoms had asked the court to examine the legality of the order.

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