Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam was reappointed Chairperson of Appellate Tribunal

Dec 1, 2011, 16:36 IST

India Current Affairs 2011. Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam was reappointed chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Petroleum and Natural Gas

Justice M. Karpaga Vinayagam was in November 2011 reappointed chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Petroleum and Natural Gas on the recommendations of Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia.


Justice Karpaga Vinayagam had first  assumed office on 14 November 2008. He will serve in  the capacity of chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Petroleum and Natural Gas for three more years in his second term. He is entitled to a monthly salary and such allowances and other benefits as are admissible to a Supreme Court judge.


Under his supervision during his first term, the tribunal had disposed of 1278 appeals/petitions/ interlocutory applications pertaining to consumer interests. He ensured that in all States, the posts of ombudsmen and the grievance redress forums became functional.


He directed the formation of State Regulatory Commissions wherever they did not exist. Justice Karpaga Vinayagam initiated steps for holding Circuit Bench sittings of the tribunal in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai for the southern, eastern and western regions. The holding of the Circuit Bench is expected to provide relief to advocates and parties who have represented that it is difficult for them to go to Delhi every time.


Justice Karpaga Vinayagam was a judge of the Madras High Court from 1996 to 2006. Following which he served as Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court till retirement in May 2008.

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