Yesterday, the Central appoints Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, a judicial member of the National Green Tribunal, to be its acting chairperson following the retirement of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel.

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in a notification, said Justice Singh would act as the chairperson until an appointment is made to the post.

“The Central government hereby authorises Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, judicial member, National Green Tribunal, to act as chairperson… as the vacancy in the office of chairperson has arisen due to superannuation of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, with effect from July 6, 2023, until the date on which a new chairperson is appointed,” the notification said.

Justice Singh served as a judge of the Allahabad High Court till January 16, 2018. He also served as a judge of the Industrial Tribunal in Uttar Pradesh and the chairman of the Oversight Committee in the state constituted by the NGT.

He was appointed a judicial member of the NGT by an order of the Environment Ministry dated March 11, 2020.