Quashing the claims of the three private discoms, the Delhi Government on Monday gave High Court a list of firms which are not cooperating with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in auditing of their accounts.
“None of the discoms has so far given all the requisite information/data sought by the CAG. Today, the position is not different from what it was three months before,” Additional Solicitor General Siddharth luthra, appearing for Delhi Government, told a Bench a headed by Chief Justice G Rohini.
“Serious prejudice has been subjected to a power distribution company as is cooperating with the CAG,” the counsel for Tata Power Delhi Distribution limited (TPDDl) said while refuting the claims of the Government and the CAG. Gaurang Kanth, counsel for CAG, has been alleging that the other two discoms have not been supplying the requisite information and hence, the auditing has not led anywhere.
He also told the Bench, comprising Justice RS Endlaw, that the CAG, as asked by the court, would be filing an application in this regard.During the brief hearing, the ASG informed the court that according to a letter by Deputy Secretary, Power, Government of NCTD, out of 190 requisitions raised by the CAG team to TPDDl, only 112 have been responded.Meanwhile, Sandeep Sethi, appearing for BSES, said that the CAG had no jurisdiction to undertake audit of the private discoms.