Hyderabad: A division bench of Telangana High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by BRS chief and ex-cm K Chandrasekhar Rao, which challenged Justice L Narasimha Reddy Commission.
The Commission was constituted by the current Congress government to inquire into the power purchase agreements between Telangana and Chhattisgarh and the construction of Bhadradri and Yadadri thermal power plants during BRS tenure.
Senior Counsel Aditya Sondhi, arguing for KCR, said that the commission made a pre-judgment of the issue. Advocate General G Sudarshan Reddy arguing on behalf of Telangana government, said that the writ petition is not admissible and is intended to stall the panel’s inquiry.
“The Commission’s inquiry cannot be interfered with. We have examined 15 witnesses so far and there are officials of Transco and Genco in it,” the AG said in his arguments.
Countering the argument of bias, AG said that the Commission invited objections between May 15-16 through a public notice but none were forthcoming, indicating no bias.
The court said that Justice L Narasimha Reddy Commission can continue its probe.
Senior Telangana govt officials allege Rs 6,000 crore loss:
Previously, Telangana government officials said that the BRS power purchase agreement (PPA) with Chhattisgarh caused a loss of Rs 6,000 crore to the state.
Senior government officials said that the BRS govt had purchased 17,996 million units power from Chhattisgarh between 2017 and 2022 and a payment of Rs 7,719 crore was made. The government claimed that the dues to be paid to Chhattisgarh were Rs 1,081 crore, transmission charge for supplying power was Rs 1,362 crore. This means the previous govt purchased power at Rs 3.90 per unit but actually spent Rs 5.64 per unit, a senior official said.
L Narasimha Reddy Commission was constituted by the current Congress government to inquire into the power purchase agreements between Telangana and Chhattisgarh. Telangana States News India: Top News India, States News, States News Headlines, Online State News India, State Politics news
