Discoms urge HC not to allow CAG to proceed with exit conf

Two power distribution companies today moved Delhi High Court seeking direction to CAG not to proceed with its exit conference till they are provided with the detailed breakup of the alleged loss of over Rs 2200 crore computed against them by the government auditor and given a reasonable time to respond to it.
The plea was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath, which asked the two discoms to raise the issue before the concerned bench.
An exit conference is a discussion between parties before the CAG finalises its draft report.
"Direct that respondent no.3 (CAG) may not proceed with Exit Conference on October 14, 2015 till applicant (discoms) has been given an effective opportunity to participate in the audit process by being provided with detailed break up inter alia of the alleged total loss of Rs 2225.88 crore computed qua the appellant by CAG along with the methodology of computation for such figures referred to in the purported DAR (Draft Audit Report) and the 212 page DAR and copies of the correspondence exchanged between the CAG and respondent no.1 (Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission)," the BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd said in their fresh plea.

A bench of the Chief Justice and Justice R S Endlaw, which has been hearing the matter, had on September 11 asked Delhi government to provide the entire CAG draft report to the power distribution companies within three days, after the two discoms alleged that they were not provided the full CAG report which was given to Delhi government and the media.
Countering their claim, the government auditor had told the court that the discoms were supplied with the "relevant portions".
In their latest application, the discoms claimed that if they were not given a reasonable time to respond to the findings in DARs by the CAG, "the entire exercises would not only be rendered fruitless, but would also severely impair the results and findings arrived at in the final audit report. Such final report would be based on incorrect and inaccurate assumption.