Sad that nobody cares for ‘headless’ DERC, will appoint ad-hoc chief: SC

The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will appoint a DERC chairperson for a brief period on an ad-hoc basis pending a decision on the Delhi government’s plea contesting the lieutenant governor’s power to make such an appointment, while expressing anguish that nobody cares about the “headless” institution.

Amid the deadlock between the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena over the appointment of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairperson, the top court said it will do some homework and appoint someone on a “pro tem basis” to the post.