New Delhi: The Ministry of Power has constituted a search-cum-selection panel headed by Supreme Court judge D Y Chandrachud for the appointment of the chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). A search-cum-selection committee has been constituted for making recommendations to the central government for the appointment of chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for ElectricityAppellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), as per the order issued earlier this month.

The order mentioned Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud will be the chairperson while Union secretaries of oil and new and renewable energy will be members of this panel.

Former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court S.S. Shinde will also be a member along with the Union power secretary who will act as the member secretary of the panel.

The committee has to recommend two names for the post of APTEL chairperson and needs to determine its procedure for making the recommendations. On the same note, the selection panel held its very first meet today, on October 17.

It has been 14 months that the APTEL is functioning without a regular chairperson as Justice Manjula Chellur retired on August 12, 2021. At present, Justice R K Guaba is an officiating chairperson of the APTEL and is going to get retired on December 3, 2022.

(With PTI inputs)

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