The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, 4 July, deferred the appointment of Justice Umesh Kumar as chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), as it agreed to hear the Delhi Government's challenge to his appointment.
The former Allahabad High Court judge was previously slated to take oath on Thursday morning.
The apex court, however, has listed Delhi Government’s petition challenging Justice Kumar’s appointment for next Tuesday and said:
“It is understood that the administration of oath to the former judge shall stand deferred.”