Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. Invoking the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner herein Shri Virendra Pandey seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of quo warranto against respondent No. 2 Shri Narayan Singh questioning his appointment and for his consequent removal from the post of Chairman, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Brief factual background:-

2. The above-stated challenge has been made by the petitioner in the following factual matrix of the case:-

3. The petitioner claiming to be a social worker of substantial repute and crusader against political and administrative corruption in every walk of life, has filed this writ petition seeking a writ of quo warranto stating inter alia that selection and appointment of respondent No. 2 on the post of Chairman, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (for short the 'CSERC') is in violation of the provisions contained in the Electricity Act, 2003 (for short the 'Act of 2003'). It has been pleaded by the petitioner that the State Government in order to select and appoint respondent No. 2 on the post of Chairman, CSERC, altered the prescribed statutor