Aptel Order KWDPL vs CERC; APPEAL No. 4 of 2020; DERC CAG Audit Legality and Discom Asset Liquidation Extension

 Suo-Moto action under Section 121 of the EA

DERC

Versus

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission, Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission & 31 Others

Background:

1. In this order, we shall deal with following issue which had arisen during the previous hearings of this petition;

“Whether the action of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as “DERC” or the “Commission”) initiating the process of the audit of the distribution companies of Delhi by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is legally permissible.