New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to expeditiously audit the accounts of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) from 2018 to 2021.
The high court's direction came while closing the proceedings of a plea seeking direction to CAG to audit the accounts of DJB whose financial audit has allegedly not been carried out for the last several years.
The court was informed by the counsel for CAG that they have received annual accounts statements from DJB for 2018-19 to 2020-21 and they are in the process of auditing the accounts.
"In view of the statement, the writ petition is closed with a direction to the CAG to audit the accounts of DJB as expeditiously as possible in accordance with the law,"...