SC asks LG, CM to sit together to decide Chairperson's name

On Monday, The Supreme Court asked Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and Delhi’s Chief Minister to sit together and decide on the name of the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), and they have to “rise above bickering”.

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A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra said they both are constitutional functionaries and have to rise above political bickering. It asked, “Does everything run through the modalities of the Supreme Court? They are both constitutional functionaries. Can’t the LG and Chief Minister sit and come up with a name on which both agree?”

“So much of the work of government happens away from the public eye. We are not so concerned about the DERC Chairperson appointment, which will be done. We are dealing with a larger issue. You both can sit together and sort out some issues,” it said while posting the matter of the DERC Chairperson’s appointment for hearing on Thursday.

During the hearing, CJI said that there are many ways; one way is that one functionary gives a list of three names and the other functionary accepts one name. “We don’t want to step into this. We want you both to sit down and do this,” the bench added.