India, May 19 -- The Supreme Court has sought Delhi government's response over appointment of regular members for the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), which currently has no chairperson and is functioning with two pro-tem (temporary) members.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice on the petition filed by NGO Energy Watchdog which said this was violation of law and also deprives consumers of their constitutional rights as matters are not being heard by the Commission since July 2025 when justice (retd) Umesh Kumar superannuated as chairperson.

Considering the urgency of the situation, the court posted the matter next week.

The petition argued by advocate Pranav Sachde...