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State of Gujarat & Ors. v. Utility Users’ Welfare Association & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 9 S.C.R. 106
Bench J. Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul JJ.
Decided 12 April 2018

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Electricity Act 2003: ss. 84 and 86 – Appointment o f Chairperson of Central and State Regulatory Commiss ions – Whether mandatory to have a judicial mind presiding over these Commissions in the form of a Judge – Held: Section 84(2) is only an enabling provision to appoint a High Court Judge as a Chairperson of the State Commission – It is not mandatory to appoint a High Court Judge as a Chairperson of the State Com mission – However, it is mandatory that there should be a person of la w as a Member of the Commission – Such member should be a person holding a judicial office or is a person

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