NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi  Manish Sisodia today, January 10, wrote a letter to Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena asking him to urgently clear the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) Chairperson.

To succeed Justice (retd) Shabibul Hasnain after his retirement, the Chief Minister accepted the nomination of Justice (retd) Rajeev Shrivastava of the Madhya Pradesh High Court as DERC Chairperson on January 4. In accordance with the Electricity Act, the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has also provided his approval. To determine if he would disagree with the Council of Ministers' decision and whether he would like to invoke the proviso to Article 239AA(4) of the Constitution, the Chief Minister sent the subject to L-G on the same day, Sisodia wrote.

Rajeev Shrivastava was a renowned judge on the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He has an excellent career and a spotless record. I therefore cannot think of any justification for your disagreement with the Ministerial Council's judgement. Instead, I believe you would be happy to support this choice.

The Supreme Court further ruled that the clause in Article 239AA(4) should only be used in exceptional circumstances. However, should you desire to express difference of opinion, then I wish to remind you to kindly follow the process provided in Rule 49 of TBR, Sisodia said, quoting the Supreme Court from the State (GNCTD) v Union of India &Anr., (2018) 8 scc 501 case.

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