Courts widen CAG role, but with a welcome caveat

The ambit of companies/bodies that the CAG can audit has just got widened dramatically, thanks to a judgment of the Delhi High Court, but it has also got a lot more confusing. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal wants the CAG to audit the expenditures of various electricity distribution companies (discoms) to ensure they have not been overstating expenses—the discoms are opposing this, and point out the matter is in court anyway.

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