Retired Allahabad HC Judge, Justice Shabihul Hasnain Appointed Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairperson

The Delhi Government has appointed retired Allahabad High Court judge, Justice Shabihul Hasnain as the next chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed in a tweet.

Justice Hasnain will take the place of Justice (retd) Satyendra Singh Chauhan, a judge at the Allahabad HC who retired on July 4 upon turning 65.

Delhi Government has approved the appointment of Justice Shabihul Hasnain (Retd) as the new Chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). [Tweets @ArvindKejriwal]

Justice Hasnain retired in January 2020 as the Judge of #AllahabadHighCourt@CMODelhi pic.twitter.com/vPNeKrIyq9

— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) July 17, 2021

Announcing the Delhi Government's decision, CM Kejriwal wrote on Twitter:

"Delhi govt approves the appointment of Justice Shabihul Hasnain (Retd) as the new Chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). Providing cheap and uninterrupted power supply is one of the key priority areas for Del Govt. My best wishes to him for a successful stint"

Delhi govt approves the appointment of Justice Shabihul Hasnain (Retd) as the new Chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC)

Providing cheap and uninterrupted power supply is one of the key priority areas for Del Govt

My best wishes to him for a successful stint

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 17, 2021

Justice Hasnain is a law graduate in law from Lucknow University and he joined the Bar in the year 1984. He primarily practiced on civil side and in Constitutional and service matters. In the year 2008, he took oath as an Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court and was made a permanent judge in the year April 2010.

He continued to serve in that capacity till his retirement in January, 2020.