Previous StoryThe Delhi High Court has permitted an audit of private telecom firms by the national auditor to check whether they had underpaid licence fee to the government, a ruling that can have a bearing on other sectors such as power and oil as well. A bench of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and V Kameswar Rao said the Comptroller and Auditor General has the power to audit all the revenue receipts of the government.
Next StoryThe Supreme Court of India has directed the government to set up within three months a national environment regulator with the power to appraise and clear projects. The regulator would be created under Section 3(3) of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, for appraising projects, enforcing environmental conditions and to impose penalties on polluters.