Delhi government to move SC for restoring CNG quota to reduce price

The move was questioned by Kejriwal and he had promised to examine ways to cut the rates.

After hike in CNG prices, Indraprastha Gas Ltd, which supplies CNG in Delhi, had said rate increase was forced by court orders that led to cut in allocation of cheaper domestic natural gas to it. Delhi Government has a five per cent stake in IGL.

IGL had said its APM (cheaper domestic) gas allocation was reduced from 23, 42,000 cubic meters per day to 22, 28,000 cubic meters a day.

The official said Delhi Government feels the Centre has failed to ensure adequate supply of CNG for Delhi transport sector claiming it was a sort of contempt of the Supreme Court's 2002 judgement.

“The state government will file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court appealing that Delhi's share of CNG supply should be fixed like Mumbai and Ahmedabad,” the official said.