The Supreme Court had on Monday requested the 2 constitutional functionaries to rise above “political bickering” and discuss who may head the nationwide capital’s energy regulator.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and LG V Okay Saxena will meet on Wednesday to determine on the appointment of DERC chairman for which the AAP dispensation has furnished three names, official sources mentioned. The Supreme Court had on Monday requested the 2 constitutional functionaries to rise above “political bickering” and discuss who may head the nationwide capital’s energy regulator.
The court docket will take up the difficulty for consideration once more on Thursday. The Delhi authorities has furnished three names earlier than the Lieutenant Governor. The authorities has additionally obtained a communication from the LG workplace relating to the assembly on Wednesday, authorities sources mentioned. The assembly couldn’t happen as far as Kejriwal was in Bengaluru to attend a gathering of non-BJP opposition events.
The submit of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairman assumes significance for the reason that regulator decides the facility tariff within the nationwide capital. The submit has been mendacity vacant since January amid the variations between the AAP dispensation and the LG workplace over the new appointment.
Kejriwal in January really useful the name of retired High Court choose Rajeev Kumar Srivastava for the submit. However, Srivastava in June excused himself from taking cost citing private causes. The chief minister on June 21 really useful the name of Justice (retd) Sangeet Lodha because the new DERC chairperson. Meanwhile, the Centre by means of a notification appointed Justice (retd) Umesh Kumar to the submit.
The AAP dispensation opposed the appointment as “illegal and unconstitutional”, saying ‘electrical energy’ is a transferred topic falling beneath the jurisdiction of the elected authorities of a state or Union Territory. The Aam Aadm Party (AAP) later moved the Supreme Court difficult the appointment of Justice (retd) Kumar.
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