Justice (Retd) Umesh Kumar has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).
The President of India has exercised the powers conferred by Section 45(b) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023, read with sub-section 2 of Section 84 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to appoint Justice (Retd.) Kumar as the Chairperson of the DERC.
The selection of Umesh as the Chairman of the DERC follows the withdrawal of Justice (Retd) Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava from the Madhya Pradesh High Court, who had been previously proposed for the position. Justice Umesh served as a distinguished member of the Allahabad High Court.
