The government appointed former Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as the presiding officer and former principal chief commissioner of income tax Dheeraj Bhatnagar as a technical member to the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT).

Appointment

The government appointed former Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as the presiding officer and former principal chief commissioner of income tax Dheeraj Bhatnagar as a technical member to the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). Justice Kumar has been appointed for four years or till he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier. While Bhatnagar has been appointed for four years or until he turns 67 years, whichever comes first. They are replacing Justice Tarun Agarwala who demitted office in December 2023 and technical member MT Joshi, who retired in February 2023. Presently, there is only one technical member, Meera Swarup who has been hearing matters.


     

     

     

 

     


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