Former Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar (Retd.IAS:1984:MH) is likely to be appointed Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). The post has been lying vacant since January 4, after Anand Kulkarni’s (Retd.IAS:1982:MH) term ended. Sanjay Kumar had initially been vying for the post of MahaRERA chairman, but former CS Ajoy Mehta (Retd.IAS:1984:MH) was picked for the role.