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E.C. Agrawala, Vivek Sharma, Sameer Abhyankar &
Rupesh Kumar, AORs, Ms. Shardha Deshmukh,
Zoheb Hussain, Ankur Talwar, Chinmoy Chandra,
A.K. Behera, V.K. Verma, Tarun Verma, Parag P.
Tripathi, Nalin Talwar, Amish Tandon, Ayush
Beotra, Akshay Joshi, Rajeev Sharma, Ms. Neelam
Sharma, Ms. Pankhuri Shrivastava and Manish
Raghav, Advocates, for the Appearing Parties.
[Order]. - IA No. 59784/2020 in Miscellaneous Application No. 919/2020
in W.P. (C) No. 279/2017 : This application has been filed on behalf of the Delhi
State and District Consumer Courts Practitioners Welfare Association for a direc-
tion to the respondents to make appointments against all vacant posts in the
Consumer Forum. The further relief of extension of the term of Shri O.P. Gupta
as Member (Judicial), State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Delhi till
appointments are made is also sought. Notice was issued in this application on
17-7-2020.
2. None appeared for the respondents today. Learned Counsel for the
petitioner is permitted to inform Learned Advocate on Record for the respond-
ents about the next date of hearing.
3. List this application on 18-8-2020.
4. In the meanwhile, the term of Shri O.P. Gupta, Member (Judicial),
State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Delhi is extended for a further
period of six months.
IA No. 66296/2020, 66298 and 66299/2020 in MA No. 1152/2020 in W.P. (C) No.
279 of 2017 :
5. Application for intervention is allowed.
6. The applicant was appointed as a Member (Technical) in CESTAT on
29-3-2018. According to Rule 16 of 1987 Rules, the age of superannuation of a
Member is 62 years. The applicant is sought to be retired on 9-8-2020 by applying
the old Rules. It is submitted by Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Learned Senior Counsel
that the applicant is entitled to continue for a period of four years in accordance
with Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and Other Authorities (Qualification, Experi-
ence and Other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020 (“2020 Rules”).
For the present, we extend the term of the applicant for a period of three months.
7. Mr. C.A. Sundaram, Learned Senior Counsel submits that appoint-
ments are not made even after selections have been completed and names rec-
ommended by the Selection Committee.
8. A status report relating to the appointments to the posts of Members
of Central Administrative Tribunal shall be filled before the next date of hearing.
9. List the I.A.’s on 7-9-2020.
10. The Registry is directed to list Writ Petition (Civil) Dy. No. 16100 of
2020 for admission on 10-8-2020.

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