The Telangana High Court dismissed Margadarsi Chit Fund's petition challenging an Rs 81.12-lakh cross subsidy surcharge demand. The Court held that earlier Government Orders permitting third-party power sales did not constitute the specific State Government consent required for exemption.
Readers are aware that the Andhra Pradesh government has impleaded in the Margadarsi chit fund scam case by filing a special leave petition in the Supreme Court earlier this year.