The Supreme Court on Friday appointed former Delhi High Court judge, Justice Jayant Nath as the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on a pro-tem basis. In the last hearing, the Supreme Court was informed that the Delhi Government and the Lieutenant Governor could not agree on a name for the appointment of Chairperson of the DERC. Accordingly, the …
The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of Delhi to stop “political bickering” and conduct themselves as constitutional functionaries to zero in on a name for appointment as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission chairperson. LG delayed clearance The Delhi government had initially approved the appointment of retired Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, Justice Rajeev Shrivastava, …
The Supreme Court on July 4 stepped in to defer the swearing-in of former Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Umesh Kumar, as Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission chairperson. On July 4, the Arvind Kejriwal Government, represented by senior advocate A.M. Singhvi and Shadan Farasat, alleged that the Centre’s appointment of Justice Umesh Kumar was an attempt to stop the AAP regime’s …
The Supreme Court has deferred the oath-taking ceremony of the appointment of Justice Umesh Kumar as the chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission till July 11, the date it will hear the case. “The administering of oath to the former judge of Allahabad High Court stands deferred,” said a bench comprising Chief justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice PS …
