India News | Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal Likely to Meet Tomorrow to Discuss Name of New DERC Chairperson
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and LG V K Saxena are expected to meet on Wednesday to decide on the appointment of the chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, officials said.
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and LG V K Saxena are expected to meet on Wednesday to decide on the appointment of the chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, officials said.
The Supreme Court had on Monday asked the two constitutional functionaries to rise above "political bickering" and discuss who could head the national capital's power regulator.
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The court will take up the issue for consideration again on Thursday.
The meeting between the LG and the chief minister could not take place so far as Kejriwal was in Bengaluru to attend a meeting of non-BJP opposition parties.
The post of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairman assumes significance since the regulator decides the power tariff in the national capital. The post has been lying vacant since January amid the differences between the AAP dispensation and the LG office over the new appointment.
Kejriwal in January recommended the name of retired High Court judge Rajeev Kumar Srivastava for the post. However, Srivastava in June excused himself from taking charge citing personal reasons.
The chief minister on June 21 recommended the name of Justice (retd) Sangeet Lodha as the new DERC chairperson. Meanwhile, the Centre through a notification appointed Justice (retd) Umesh Kumar to the post.
The AAP dispensation opposed the appointment as "illegal and unconstitutional", saying 'electricity' is a transferred subject falling under the jurisdiction of the elected government of a state or Union Territory.
The Aam Aadm Party (AAP) later moved the Supreme Court challenging the appointment of Justice (retd) Kumar.
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