NEW DELHI: With the Election Board Led by the Chief Justice of India or his nominee SC judge Struggling to Discover a successor, ” the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered continuance of retired SC judge Shiva Kirti Singh Because chairperson of Both Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
Justice Singh was appointed TDSAT chairperson on April 21, 2017 as well as beneath the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Act, it’s a three-year posting.
This implies Justice Singh must have demitted office on April 20 of this past year.
But due to large deductions from the articles of members and also to avoid the chance of this apex telecom appellate tribunal being shut down to litigants, the SC has been occasionally expanding Justice Singh’s expression.
The past such extension was granted on January 4.
The TDSAT chairperson is chosen by a panel led by the CJI or his nominee.
Though Justice Singh’s successor needs to have been chosen by the board considerably before April 20 final year to get smooth transition, so the board hasn’t been in a position to do this for a variety of reasons.
