New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Madhulika Chaudhary as Registrar in the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) on Saturday. According to an order from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), she has been appointed to the post for a period of three years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post, or until further order, whichever is earlier. She is currently serving as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Rampur (UP).
Chaudhary is a Science Graduate (B Sc). She has also done a Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Master of Law (LLM). Prior to her current assignment, she was serving as Special Judge (EC Act), Rampur.
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity was constituted in the year 2005 to hear appeals against the orders of the adjudicating officer or the Central and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions under the Electricity Act, 2003. The APTEL comprises a Chairperson who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or Chief Justice of a High Court, one Judicial Member who has been or qualified to be a judge of High Court, two Technical Members who are electricity sector experts and one Technical Member who is an expert from petroleum and natural gas sector. Each bench has at least one Judicial and one Technical Member – creating a very effective combination of legal and industry (technical/financial) expertise.
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