The Delhi high court has asked the Centre to intervene in a dispute between Delhi and Haryana over their claim to the allocation of 748MW of electricity generated by the Dadri-II thermal power plant, noting that there was an “emergent need” to examine and balance the interests and requirements of the two states.
“Upon an overall consideration…it would appear to be expedient to require the MoP (Ministry of Power) to examine the rival claims, consider the validity of the asserted right of the petitioners and GNCTD for continued allocation of Dadri-II power, and explore avenues which may safeguard the interests and projected needs of the two states and take an appropriate decision based on a holistic examination of all the facts that may be placed before it,” said justice Yashwant Varma in an interim order on June 1.
On March 30, the court had stayed an MoP order which, alluding to a purported surrender of power generated by the Dadri-II thermal power station by the Delhi government, transferred the 748 MW allocation to Haryana.
