Former SC judge Singhvi is tribunal chief

Justice G S Singhvi, a former Supreme Court judge who retired in December 2013, has been appointed as the chairman of the Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat). As per the Compat website, he took charge on September 25. He succeeds former Supreme Court judge V S Sirpurkar, who retired in August.

The Compat, which hears appeals from the Competition Commission of India (CCI), is still without its other two members. It is understood that a notification for Justice Singhvi’s appointment as the chairperson of the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal is also in the offing.