BSES RAJDHANI POWER LIMITED & ANR. vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 19.06.2026 Judgment delivered on: 22.06.2026 + W.P.(C) 8283/2026, CM Nos.39088/2026 & 39089/2026 BSES RAJDHANI POWER LIMITED & ANR. .....Petitioners Versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in these cases For the Petitioner : Mr. Sandeep Sethi & Mr. Buddy Ranganathan, Sr. Advs. with Mr. Amit Kapur, Mr. Alok Kumar, Mr. Anupam Varma, Mr. Gauhar Mirza, Mr. Varun Chandiok, Mr. Aditya Gupta, Mr. Aditya Ajay, Mr. Yash Srivastava, Ms. Shreya Sethi, Mr. Krishna Gambir, Mr. Adamya Ojha & Ms. Mahima Kaur, Advs. For the Respondents : Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG with Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Mr. Shaurya Sarin & Ms. Aditi Andley, Advs. for GNCTD. Mr. Sameer Vashisht & Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Advs. for GNCTD. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Dubey, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Anirudh & Mr. Shah Rukh Khan, Advs. For R-2/DERC. Dr. S.S. Hooda, Mr. Aditya Hooda & Ms. Rashmi Rawat, Advs. for R-3 / CAG. W.P.(C) 8283/2026 Page 1 of 30 Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:22.06.2026 13:53:05 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present Petition has been instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, assailing the notice dated 06.06.2026 (“Impugned Notice”) issued by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (“GNCTD”) under Section 20(3) of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971 (“CAG Act”), whereby the GNCTD has proposed the entrustment of audit of the Petitioners to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (“CAG”). FACTUAL MATRIX 2. The Petitioners, namely BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. (“BRPL”) and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd. (“BYPL”), are distribution companies which were granted licences by the