Discoms move HC against audit by CAG

The Capital’s three power distribution companies — BSES Rajdhani, BSES Yamuna and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited — on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Arvind Kejriwal Government’s decision to get their accounts audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The companies challenged the Government’s decision to get their accounts audited from 2002 when the task of power distribution in the Capital was transferred to them by taking it away from the Delhi Vidyut Board by the then Sheila Dikshit Government to check power thefts and transmission losses. They added that their total spending on purchasing power from public sector power companies were also being audited by the federal auditor at rates fixed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and DERC. "Discoms not cooperating" The power distribution companies have not been cooperating with the Comptroller and Auditor General in auditing of their accounts as directed by the Delhi Government.