Seven BJP MLAs Today (Dec 23) approached the Delhi High Court seeking tabling of 14 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports pertaining to the city administration before the assembly. The matter was mentioned by the senior counsel for the petitioners before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela which directed that it be listed for hearing in the “normal course”.
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NEW DELHI: Seven BJP MLAs have approached the Delhi High Court, requesting that 14 reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) about Delhi’s administration be presented before the legislative assembly.
The move was made on Monday and highlights ongoing concerns about accountability and governance in the city.
Senior lawyers representing the petitioners presented the matter before a bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.
The court instructed that the case be scheduled for a hearing in the “normal course.”
This is not the first time the legislators have raised this issue in court. According to the petitioners, despite an earlier writ petition demanding the tabling of these CAG reports, the Delhi government has yet to comply.
When questioned by the bench about the urgency of the matter, the senior lawyer explained that once elections are announced, assembly sessions might not be held. This could delay any further action on the CAG reports. The court responded, “Normal course.”
The petitioners include BJP leader Vijender Gupta and MLAs Mohan Singh Bisht, Om Prakash Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mahawar, Abhay Verma, Anil Kumar Bajpai, and Jitendra Mahajan. They had previously filed a case regarding the same issue.
The new plea, filed through lawyers Neeraj and Satya Ranjan Swain, mentions that the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly has yet to receive the reports, despite earlier court directions.
“Hon’ble Speaker informed the petitioners that he is not in receipt of the CAG Reports. On 20.12.2024, when the petitioner no.1 again enquired about receiving the CAG reports, the Hon’ble Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly apprised that he has not yet received the CAG reports till 12:51 PM,”
-the petition stated.
“This is a clear violation of the statement/undertaking given by the senior counsel on behalf of the GNCTD before this Hon’ble Court,”
-it added.
The BJP MLAs have urged the court to direct the Delhi government and the Chief Minister/Finance Minister to ensure the 14 CAG reports are forwarded to the Speaker in a “time-bound manner.”
This, they argue, is essential for taking “all necessary and consequential action.”
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