Patil in the past has worked with IAS officer and current BBMP chief Tushar Giri Nath in BWSSB
BENGALURU:
In a major decision, BBMP has appointed 66-year-old retired principal district session judge Chandrashekhar Patil as the new head of its legal cell. The appointment is with effect from July 1.
An order to this effect was issued by BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath after applications for the civic agency’s top legal post were invited for the second time. The post was advertised earlier during the tenure of Giri Nath’s predecessor Gaurav Gupta.
As per the order, the appointment of Patil is for one year or until the next order.
Known to civic chief
Sources said Patil had applied for the post on June 2, and added that he has worked with Tushar Giri Nath earlier in BWSSB.
Since 2019, Patil has been working as law officer in BWSSB, prior to which he was enquiries registrar in the Karnataka Lok Ayukta.
With the new appointment, the tenure of KD Deshpande as head of the civic legal cell has ended as he has attained the age of 72.
