India, July 4 -- Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood called a Supreme Court order staying an order of his department for CAG audit of power discoms in the city as "procedural" in nature and not a "clean chit" to the power distribution companies.

The Delhi Government had ordered a CAG audit of power discoms against the backdrop of a staggering Rs 38,500 crore accumulated over the years as Regulatory Assets (RA) that are to be recovered from consumers. The Court, while passing the order, said that the legality of the power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission's (DERC) decision to appoint the CAG gives rise to questions for a judicial determination. "The interim order passed by the Supreme Court is a procedural order intended to p...