Delhi HC stalls Centre’s move to divert power from Capital’s share to Haryana

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the Union Ministry of Power’s decision to divert more than 700 MW power allocated to Delhi from Dadri-II Thermal Power Station to Haryana after BSES Rajdhani Power Limited argued that such a step would impact 23 per cent of the national capital’s population within the next 24 hours.

Justice Yashwant Varma listed BSES Rajadhani’s petition for hearing on March 29 and said that there shall be a stay on the union ministry order dated March 29 in the meantime.

Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi, representing the power company, earlier argued that the Centre has now power to reallocate the power that forms part of the allocation made in its favour and which has been duly approved by Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.